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Forum: her2group 03-12-2017, 12:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,000
Posted By kvogler
Smile Re: Oh come on now....

Thank you gals for the support. Especially Lien, I needed to hear that someone had pain and got out on the other side. Gives me some hope to keep pushing on! Love this support group!
Forum: her2group 03-05-2017, 06:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,000
Posted By kvogler
Unhappy Oh come on now....

Well I'm almost 5 years out now and was looking to get off the 6 month plan to a yearly follow up but last summer I got a benign fluid filled cyst in my reconstructed breast that had to be surgically...
Forum: her2group 06-27-2016, 07:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,615
Posted By kvogler
Smile Re: DIEP Flap problems one year later--scared--update!

Major update!!! Thanks ladies with the suport! Great news! My sonogram did not indicate a need for a biopsy! What I have been feeling is 3 lumps from oil filled cysts as a result of some fat grafting...
Forum: her2group 06-25-2016, 06:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,615
Posted By kvogler
DIEP Flap problems one year later--scared

Brief history--2b HER2 positive back in 2011, did 6 rounds of chemo of taxotere, carboplatin, and Herceptin. Mastectomy of affected breast, 30 rounds of radiation, Herceptin continued for a year. ...
Forum: her2group 06-18-2014, 02:17 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,145
Posted By kvogler
Re: Encouragement Needed

Stay strong and positive. Know that people you've never even met before are praying for you.
Forum: her2group 06-13-2014, 06:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,559
Posted By kvogler
Re: Feeling Healed--At last!

Thanks for all the well wishes! This is a great support group!
Forum: her2group 06-11-2014, 07:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,559
Posted By kvogler
Feeling Healed--At last!

Well, it will be a year in August since my treatments ended and I'm starting to feel like I'm living again. This first year of post-treatment has been rough. I made the decision to leave my...
Forum: her2group 12-21-2013, 07:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,203
Posted By kvogler
Re: Happy Holidays!

Indeed, Merry Christmas to all!
Forum: her2group 12-21-2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,320
Posted By kvogler
Re: Birth Control Pills and Breast Cancer Link

I'm interested in this topic myself. I must say that I too started birth control pills for irregular cycles in my teens and stayed on them for birth control after marriage. Thought it was okay...
Forum: her2group 12-06-2013, 08:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,476
Posted By kvogler
Re: little, inexpensive thing to do to help prevent recurrence (can't hurt)

Hey everybody, what's a good multi you take that would fit this bill?
Forum: her2group 12-06-2013, 08:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,614
Posted By kvogler
Messed up emotionally

Well, I'm several months shy of being a year done with all my treatment--the whole shebang chemo, rads, surgery, herceptin.....and someone I know near my age found a lump and was scared she was going...
Forum: her2group 05-12-2013, 07:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,919
Posted By kvogler
Re: Rad or mastectomy ?

I was diagnosed in July 2011. I was stage 2B. I did chemo, mastectomy, then radiation also. I don't regret my decision. For me, I would have regretted a lumpectomy. It makes me feel better...
Forum: her2group 05-02-2013, 03:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,395
Posted By kvogler
Re: Libido is lousy and ...

Just curious because I didn't see the answer after reading this thread.......did any of you get your periods back after treatment and if so, did you find some of these vaginal issues improved some? ...
Forum: her2group 04-28-2013, 04:53 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 21,620
Posted By kvogler
Re: Why i take supplements

I heard a news story the other day saying that Gingko Bilboa has been found to cause tumors in rats and that it may be pulled off the shelves. I don't take it so I didn't give it more thought. Of...
Forum: her2group 03-04-2013, 07:31 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,195
Posted By kvogler
Re: 17 years later...

Thank you for posting. Most who do as well as you don't post such good news. Hearing how long you've lived sure does help this 36 year old fighter who wants so much to live long enough so her 19...
Forum: her2group 03-04-2013, 07:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,241
Posted By kvogler
Re: I think cancer treatment can be in humane

I hate to sound like a commercial but but I don't feel I was treated badly with my treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Illinois. This is that cancer hospital you see advertised on...
Forum: her2group 02-24-2013, 08:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,433
Posted By kvogler
Re: Thoughts on drinking alcohol

Well, I decided to quit all alcohol. I was a light drinker who had just started a year before the diagnosis. But I really don't like the taste of it good enough to get past the "what if" factor. ...
Forum: her2group 02-24-2013, 08:32 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,781
Posted By kvogler
Re: just need encouragement

Honey, don't ever feel like you're a lousy Christian. I just had this conversation with a friend of mine who lost a sister-in-law to cancer (not breast--some rare type). My friend is having...
Forum: her2group 02-24-2013, 08:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,071
Posted By kvogler
Re: Input requested for radiation after mastectomy and lymphodema

Just finished my rads this past Friday!! Yay! Like Leah said 4 beams just like she said and a "boost" to the scar line the last 5 treatments. I don't have lymphodema yet and I fly for treatment at...
Forum: her2group 02-04-2013, 10:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,631
Posted By kvogler
Re: An Unexpected Benefit from Treatment

I learned something from this post. I didn't know that HER2 was a skin protien. Hmmm... I wonder if there's a connection between all the skin tags that appeared during my pregnancy and my diagnosis...
Forum: her2group 01-24-2013, 09:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 715
Posted By kvogler
Radiation Question

I'm getting 6 weeks of radiation to prevent cancer from coming back on my left side. Every treatment is preceded by X-rays to pinpoint the correct spot. That's standard procedure right? Another...
Forum: her2group 01-13-2013, 06:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,377
Posted By kvogler
Re: Cancer and marriage

Thanks for the support everyone. Since July I've handled the pshysical aspects of this disease fairly well. I underestimated how much this can mess your mind as well. Wasn't prepared for that. ...
Forum: her2group 01-13-2013, 05:53 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,522
Posted By kvogler
Re: 14 Year Survivor

Thanks for posting this for those of us in the middle of treatment and freaking out about every little thing. You inspire me.
Forum: her2group 01-12-2013, 06:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,377
Posted By kvogler
Cancer and marriage

I've read how many of you have been lucky enough to have supportive spouses during treatment. But have any of you been in the same boat as me where your spouse or significant other is not as...
Forum: her2group 01-03-2013, 11:03 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 12,706
Posted By kvogler
Re: Fighting Breast Cancer With Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Good thread. Eating healthier and more of the rainbow is a goal for me. Along with getting back to my walking exercise as much as I was doing before treatment began.
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