I have seen a few messages on here regarding lymphedema.  Not sure if
there is a google group on LE but I have a yahoo group that anyone is
welcome to join:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Lymphletter/  We're a small

Hi, hope someone can help.
I have stage IV breast cancer, with mets to bone, liver, etc.
Any suggestions to control nausea?
Thanks,

Any information about Graviola?

Has anyone been given Neumega (oprelvekin) shots to increase very low
platelet counts?  Or does anyone know anything about it--ie, is it
good, safe, side effects, etc?  I'm going to ask my doctor about it
tomorrow, but thought I'd seen if anyone here has had any experience

No messages for 2 days, in Outlook Express or in Google...sleepy day for all
perhaps?
Ah well,, more later..
Ann in PA

I saw an oncologist today who reviewed my reports.  He said I was HR
negative, so is recommending chemo with Cytoxan, Methotrexate, and
5-Fluorouracil.  The descriptions of these drugs he gave me seem to have
lots of side effects, though he said I would require about 14 weeks of

The National Cancer Institute, part of the U.S. National Institutes
of Health, has just completed a major overhaul of their website
at http://cancer.gov.
The site includes thousands of pages of information for health

My wife started to feel mouth sore now. She just had her first chem
injection two and half weeks ago. Will she always feels this or there are
some breaks as treatment cycles go on?
Thanks!

I read the posts often and have appreciated the valuable information I have
learned - THANKS!
I am 43 yrs old, I had bilaterial breast cancer (DCIS 1.6 cm and invasive 4
cm lumps), lymph nodes were clear.  Completed 6 months of chemo and 6 weeks

Hi again everyone,
I have been on tamoxifen for 2.5 years now following lumpectomy, chemo
& radiation. I had not had a period for a year, but got one two weeks
ago. I'm 46 and my gyn. wants to do an ultrasound to see if my

Key, kiddo -
You sent me an email a few days ago mentioning you were back in the
fight and that you weren't seeing much in the way of NG posts.
I just got back from a business trip - but I did reply to your email.

Hi Everyone , I just posted my question yesterday , but I forgot to
put what I wanted to know . I was wondering what the changes are that
with having 2 cancer tumors in my right can this  have spree to my
lymph node , I have seem an three specialists their all said the same

The weekly chemo is done and my wife is now on Tamoxifenand the second
anniversary of the diagnosis is at hand with no signs of recurrence.  It
feels as though the weight is lifting and in celebration of that and of our
40th, which is on June 6, we've rented a villa near St. Tropez ...

I found a thread from Catherine Honeyman dated May10, 2004 10:59 PM at
alt.support.cancer...Is she still helping us from beyond??  Maybe John
Edwards has something!!...You go girl!!!...Pat from Apple Valley, CA

My doctor is recommending that I start Faslodex for my stage 4 BC.  I
tried Tamoxifen a couple of years ago, and the side effects were so
bad that I had to stop it within a week.  Since they're both hormonal
treatments, I'm a bit worried that I might have similar problems with