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Old 05-25-2017, 02:15 PM   #6
Laurel
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Re: Panicking/Wimping out

Jessica,

I was looking in your signature for your age, but could not find it. A fractured rib from pruning does seem odd for a younger gal, but not if you are 60+ish. That said, we can injure ourselves in the silliest of ways, so I still would not be all that panicked. HOWEVER, panic sucks and seeking to alleviate the panic is perfectly fine. Your Onc. has never known the crushing panic of cancer fear, so (add your best Bronx Cheer here!).

Estrogen positive BC tends to like to mets to bones, not so much hormone neg Her2+ variety that you have, so take that for a bit of good news. My suggestion is to give it another 2 weeks to let it heal a bit. I am not a fan of Tylenol. It is terribly hard on the liver. I know Nsaids such as Ibuprofen and Aleve have their issues as well, but I personally prefer them over Tylenol. I also like Tart Cherry Extract and Glucosamin/Condroitin for bone pain. Those two are great for joint pain and arthritis as well.

I think I would ask for the bone scan as soon as things are healed comfortably just to be sure there is no mets. You are certainly not a hypochondriac to worry about a cancer component. You are a cancer survivor, afterall! Those of us in the Cancer Club always have a fear of its return, so do not be hard on yourself. You are normal in our world!
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Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08
7mm invasive component
Partial mast. 5/08
Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH
0/5 nodes
4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08
Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09
Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09
Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08
Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08
Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard!
Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara

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