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Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Posted by thielmann1 @thielmann1, Dec 9, 2021

I have just been diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer after having Estrogen Positive Breast Cancer for 21 years. Is anyone familiar with this diagnosis and treatment that you are having for it?

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leolion811 | @leolion811 | Apr 26, 2022
In reply to @callalloo "I just freeze gingerale in waxed-paper cups, lol. I have a finicky stomach so have a..." + (show)
@callalloo

I just freeze gingerale in waxed-paper cups, lol. I have a finicky stomach so have a lot of old nostrum-tonic tricks that I've read about. And frozen liquids are just soothing as the doctor told me they could be. Another good frozen option for nausea that seems to help me is mint tea with honey. And a favorite, non-frozen, is Angostura bitters in soda with a small amount of sugar.

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I bought bigger waxed paper cups today for the ginger ale to freeze! Is your Mint Tea considered Peppermint?

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jjhhdd | @jjhhdd | Apr 26, 2022

I was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma, triple negative breast cancer in January. I had a lumpectomy in February. I had clear margins and clear lymph nodes. Because I am 80 years old I didn't feel it was right for me to get chemo or radiation. The study which I read ( JAMA Oncology) suggesting treatment, were done on much younger women (average age 51).

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leolion811 | @leolion811 | Apr 24, 2022
In reply to @callalloo "Frozen liquid is just soothing for some reason. I had food poisoning once, which caused severe..." + (show)
@callalloo

Frozen liquid is just soothing for some reason. I had food poisoning once, which caused severe vomiting. The doctor prescribed something and told me to try eat a Popsicle (sugared not artificially sweetened) every 4 hours to see if I could keep it down. When I could eat one without vomiting, wait a full hour and drink 1/2 cup of cool, bland soup. If that stayed down, eat more a half hour later and slowly return to eating normally.

I freeze the most ginger-y gingerale I can find in paper cups and always have some in the freezer.

The Angostura bitters and a small amount of sugar get added to club soda to drink anytime my stomach starts to get uneasy. That was a writer's suggestion from a trip abroad. Europeans rely on 'bitters' to help calm cranky tummies a lot I infer.

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Thank you ☺️

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callalloo | @callalloo | Apr 24, 2022
In reply to @leolion811 "I see where they sell the dried miracle fruit in packages on Amazon!" + (show)
@leolion811

I see where they sell the dried miracle fruit in packages on Amazon!

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Good. The fresh fruit is best but hard to come by unless you can find a grower shipping it overnight. But dried can work too.

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callalloo | @callalloo | Apr 24, 2022
In reply to @leolion811 "I will have to get some wax paper cups to freeze ginger ale. So you also..." + (show)
@leolion811

I will have to get some wax paper cups to freeze ginger ale. So you also freeze mint tea with honey? Angostura bitters in ginger ale? Thanks for all of your tips and suggestions 🙏🏼

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Frozen liquid is just soothing for some reason. I had food poisoning once, which caused severe vomiting. The doctor prescribed something and told me to try eat a Popsicle (sugared not artificially sweetened) every 4 hours to see if I could keep it down. When I could eat one without vomiting, wait a full hour and drink 1/2 cup of cool, bland soup. If that stayed down, eat more a half hour later and slowly return to eating normally.

I freeze the most ginger-y gingerale I can find in paper cups and always have some in the freezer.

The Angostura bitters and a small amount of sugar get added to club soda to drink anytime my stomach starts to get uneasy. That was a writer's suggestion from a trip abroad. Europeans rely on 'bitters' to help calm cranky tummies a lot I infer.

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callalloo | @callalloo | Apr 24, 2022
In reply to @leolion811 "Yesterday was a lot of fun! Check out respiteretreats.org . You should be able to fill..." + (show)
@leolion811

Yesterday was a lot of fun! Check out respiteretreats.org . You should be able to fill out the information online or ask your nurse navigator at your chemo center.

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I looked at the website and the organization looks great!

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leolion811 | @leolion811 | Apr 24, 2022
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@auntieoakley

Knowing personally the side effects from what you took the first time, I am just going to say “ you got this!”. They call adriamycin the red devil for a reason. Lol

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Thank you 🥰

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Apr 24, 2022
In reply to @leolion811 "For my 1st diagnosis of TNBC, I had 4 cycles of the Red Devil followed by..." + (show)
@leolion811

For my 1st diagnosis of TNBC, I had 4 cycles of the Red Devil followed by 12 treatments of Taxol. Followed by 1 month of rads. This time I am having Gemzar/Carboplatin for 4 cycles ( 8 treatments) followed by 5 weeks of rads. Good luck to you 🙏🏼

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Knowing personally the side effects from what you took the first time, I am just going to say “ you got this!”. They call adriamycin the red devil for a reason. Lol

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leolion811 | @leolion811 | Apr 24, 2022

For my 1st diagnosis of TNBC, I had 4 cycles of the Red Devil followed by 12 treatments of Taxol. Followed by 1 month of rads. This time I am having Gemzar/Carboplatin for 4 cycles ( 8 treatments) followed by 5 weeks of rads. Good luck to you 🙏🏼

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leolion811 | @leolion811 | Apr 24, 2022
In reply to @colleenyoung "How liberating to color with crayons again. I love your adjective of zealful! What is the..." + (show)
@colleenyoung

How liberating to color with crayons again. I love your adjective of zealful! What is the program called and how might others take part?

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Yesterday was a lot of fun! Check out respiteretreats.org . You should be able to fill out the information online or ask your nurse navigator at your chemo center.

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