My wife's had increasingly severe shoulder and knee pain over the last
month. She began on Arimidex in September.  I've read that about 30% of
patients on Arimidex experience joint pain.  She's had a bone scan, chest
x-ray and bone density test... all are normal. She's tried ...

Just pondering this.... If one develops mets in one location (lungs),
without any problems, and doesn't immediately start chemo, would those
mets be likely to subsequently travel to another location as well? In
other words, do cancer cells break away from a metastasis and travel via

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Does anyone know if everyone who has lympnodes removed is destined to
get Lymphedema?  My bc surgeon says the puffy feeling in my right arm is
from the surgery and not Lymphedema.  He also said I may have it feel
that way for the rest of my life which confuses me.  He has never told

I am new here to the group and wanted to ask a few questions. For
months I have had pain in my right breast, feels like a prickly type
of pain. I wasn't too concerned until the pain started getting to
where I could notice it during the day. I thought maybe the pain was

linda bliss here!!!
lisa...dont often see your post anymore but good to see you.
going to onc this friday to change back to arimidex from femara. been
on femara 1 month and tumor markers are elevated again.  onc talking

Hi all, here we go again . Have very sore ribs on right side can't lay on
them pain is very bad Dr. not sure what it is so have had xrays now won't
know results  until to-morrow , is it the beginning of mets or is it mets
???  Balsey

Hello again,
About 11 weeks post lumpectomy and node clearance, my wife has been told
that she needs to wear a sleeve for the rest of her life, at least for a
good part of every 24 hour period.  We are both very upset though I suppose

My fiancee has been diagnosed with a 6" tumour on her left breast -
this after the birth of our first son some12 weeks ago.
I have been searching the net for any complimentary therapies that may
help and have come across Canelim capsules.

I'm now 15 months post mastectomy on the right side &
9 months after my prophylactic surgery.  Lately I've
been waking up with both hands swollen.  The right is the
worst.  I'm assuming that this is due to 10 lymph nodes being

My mum has just finished the operation, taken off part of her right breast,
before that, she got a three times of chemical therapy.-- the chemical
therapy is very good: the lump reduced from 2*3cm to 1*1.5cm. And perations
tells that all the lymth's test is negtive.

Up date on bone xrays they came back clear dr. 99% sure not mets but still
wants to do another bone scan , last one was in August , cant get one until
after xmas .
Happy xmas and a very healthy new year to you all ,Take Care love Balsey

I have mets to spine and neck (as well as nodes and lung - but chemo
starts next Friday), and was put on Dexamethasone while undergoing
radiation. I have the "moon face", where it looks like I've gained 50
pounds in my face alone (even though I've actually lost 10!), I have

Hello,
We would like to invite you to join us in our scheduled Breast Cancer
Support and Information chat tonight (Monday night) 8pm CST
Please join us for an evening of chat in a safe and friendly

linda bliss here
you all i am sure have read my past posts, i have metastatic breast
cancer to the chest wall and all was discovered in july when tumor
markers were elevated.