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lymphedema?
Oh, bother...says Winnie the Pooh...3 weeks ago I underwent some serious dental work (New thread...teeth troubles or something like that)...and was under anesthesia for 5 hrs. Then last week I had phase 2 of dental ordeal...another 5 hour anesthesia...a few days later I noticed a pain below my left elbow, felt like a bad bruise. I couldn't remember wacking myself, but didn't make much of it. Then Tuesday, I had another sore spot, I was thinking another bruise??? about halfway to my wrist. Last night, a swelling about the size of a quarter appeared on the back of my left hand...very sore.
Now I am wondering if, during my anesthesia, they left a blood pressure machine on my arm...maybe for 5 hrs??? And maybe the same thing 3 wks ago??
10 years out from bilateral mastectomy, 2 nodes removed from left, 1 from right.
Could I possibly have gotten LYMPHEDEMA???
What do you think, dear friends???
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 Suzan W.
age 54 at diagnosis
5/05 suspicious mammogram-left breast
5/05 biopsy-invasive lobular carcinoma with LCIS,8mm tumor,stage 1 grade 2, ER+ PR+ Her2+++
6/14/05 bilateral mastectomy, node neg. all scans neg.
Oncotype DX-high risk
8/05-10/05 4 rounds A/C
10/05 -10/06 1 yr. herceptin
arimidex-5 years
2/14/08 started daily self administered injections..FORTEO for severe osteoporosis
7/28/09 BRCA 1 negative BRCA2 POSITIVE
8/17/09 prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy
10/15/10 last FORTEOinjection
RECLAST infusion(ostoeporosis)
6/14/10 5 year cancerversary!
8/2010-18%increase in bone density!
no further treatments
Oncologist says, "Go do the Happy Dance"
I say,"What a long strange trip its been"
'One day at a time'
6-14-2015. 10 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!
7-16 to 9-16. Extensive (and expensive) dental work done to save teeth. Damage from osteoporosis and chemo and long term bisphosphonate use
6-14-16. 11 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
7-20-16 Prolia injection for severe osteoporosis
2 days later, massive hive outbreak. This led to an eventual dx of Chronic Ideopathic Urticaria, an auto-immune disease from HELL.
6-14-17 12 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
still suffering from CIU. 4 hospitilizations in the past year
as of today, 10-31-17 in remission from CIU and still, CANCER FREE!!!
6-14-18 13 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!! NED!!
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