sorry about delay in replying .
I now have a date for surgery...28th Nov.........yes Pami.....we go under
together !good luck my dear, won't be thinking about you , as i'll be too
worried about  myself !! ha ha .

I posted a couple of weeks ago (about being diagnosed at 27). Thanks to
EVERYONE for the replies and warm welcome!
I did one chemo treatment the Friday before last and breezed through it
with no side effects. I was supposed to go back December 8th, BUT I

We had a lovely evening yesterday, what good company the Koffmans are!
Remembered to take pics at the last minute:
http://i11.tinypic.com/2r7ovmg.jpg
Mary

Can someone tell me whether Wombats live only in Australia,
or also on other continents?
Apart from zoos, of course.
We all know that Wombats are to be found in Zoos.

Would like some advice on whether I should take hormonal therapy.  I was
diagnosed with bilateral bc in February this year and had a bilateral
mastectomy.  left breast had 2.5cm tumor and later on found out the right
breast had 4 small tumours only detected by ULTRASOUND not ...

Yes, I know it's early. It came up, while I was searching for something
else, so decided to post before I forget it.
HTH and FYI
J

My mother had breast cancer 12 years ago and was treated with a
lumpectomy, radiation, and a five year course of tamoxifin.  A few
months ago at age 88 a mammography revealed some
"micro-calcifications".  She went for a needle biopsy which was

Have not posted much lately but fortunately I am still around and finding
support in reading the posts. I am Stage IV for since July of 2004 (now 76
years old) - still stable and feeling quite well. Still on Femara and Zometa
infusions - kidney function a bit off.

One must understand various sort of treatment concepts applied by
various medical practitioners in order for one to proper manage his
treatment programme.
Firstly, one must also understand that to deal with bacteria derived

To a conventional physician, the tumor is the enemy.
Cancer is viewed as a local disease, namely the tumor. By cutting out
the tumor, irradiating it, or flooding the body with toxic (and often
carcinogenic) drugs, the conventional physician hopes to destroy the

Enjoy this:
Mary and her husband Jim had a dog, Lucky. Lucky was a real character.
Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn
their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help

Some of you may remember Kili, who early this year was struggling to
diagnose her symptoms. Her journal,
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini, details her journey to this
point. She is due to have very extensive surgery shortly and has been

I was just diagnosed yesterday, met my oncologist, etc. Yesterday was a
whirlwhind, but right now I'm still feeling optimistic that I will beat
this. Hopefully that feeling will last!
It still doesn't seem quite real. So far I've just had a biopsy and a

Why are men, except those at obvious risk such as those with KS
Syndrome or who have a lump or symptoms, being advised against getting
mammograms, even when they have gynecomastia and family history? If the
risk of getting breast cancer is so low it doesn't warrant it, is this

One of the most difficult things each day, is to eat, keep the food
down, & such.
How is taste connected in the brain, to the choking, nausea, gagging,
vomiting reflexes?