Mostly I lurk, but, I've posted a couple of times. There are others here who
have more positive insights than I can provide.
I write now to advise that my wife passed away at home early yesterday
morning, less than one year after her diagnosis with Her2 positive

Had my 6 mo. mammogram and checkup 2 weeks ago (from DCIS surgery and
MammoSite).  They then did an ultrasound on other side but said it was
benign cyst.  Then today I get a call to go back for another mammogram -
more calcifications on that side.  so I suppose it will be the whole ...

Went for a follow-up recently to one of my BC team (surgeon).  On the
breast exam -- if you can call it that after a bilateral mastectomy! --
he found a moveable lump below my surgical scar, within the area of my
radiation field.

Can you have an MRI done, if you have a port-a-cath surgically implanted
in your chest?
Susan, Su_Texas  my opinions
PS  The cancer doc said the Adriamycin was responsible for the heart

Yesterday, the cancer doc did a test for potassium.
The results were in today. Mine was low. And he prescribed some
potassium chloride pills, which look big enough for horses.
Since I have many injuries, including ones to the neck & throat, & some

My wife and her general practitioner (GP) think that there is a strong
likelihood that she has breast cancer. She was due to have tests at
hospital yesterday (Thursday), but there were problems with transport
and with hospital availability, so the appointment has been set for ...

My wife started to be on Arimidex six months ago and suffered increasing
nausea symptoms, apart from medium bouts of joint discomfort.  So as, it
became unbearable, she asked her surgeon to have another drug.
The surgeon decided for a one-month break , free of any drugs, and   ...

I'm new to the group and was just reading an article on
health.dailynewscentral.com that I thought I'd share with you about a
new drug calles fermara that is suppsed to be best at reducing the
chances of breast cancer recurrence after surgery.  I hadn't heard

Mom passed away on May 14th. I had gone to india to see her for a month
in April. She was ok when I got there; but deteriorated quickly; and
within 4 weeks she was gone.
She was the best mom ever; not once did she complain of pain and

... why it's so quite round here ...
Mary

My wife is 33. We are thinking of having our first baby. The problem is
my wife's grandmother had breast cancer. Her mother died 10 years ago
of lymphoma, so she *might* have also later developed bc, something
we'll of course never know.

Heather, what right do you have to tell me about my rights?  It seems
that all you want is sympathy; because of our experiences, members of
this group do offer each other  sensitive insights.  Take them or leave
them, but don't get mad at the posters who are definitely in the spirit

Hi Bea,
Whenever you have a question (about something you hear about, or see on
TV, or read on newsgroups), ..... then "search engines" can be very
helpful.

I have DCIS in my right breast. I've had a lumpectomy which still had
DCIS in the margins. A 2nd operation to get a clean margin didn't.
There were still DCIS cells there. I'm now trying to get info on
reconstructive surgery so I can decide between that and a 3rd attempt

First let me say that Mom was always very proud of herself for never going
to doctors.  67 now, and never had a mammogram, never had a pap test.  Her
psychological problems and fears of the medical profession in general due to
some childhood tonsilectomy trauma made her only go ...