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The lump could be from the radiation. My nurse at the radiation center told me this...
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Well I met with radiation oncologist today, she too felt something. She didn't believe it was...
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Phrenic Nerve damage and paralyzed diaphragm: Anyone else have this?
Phrenic nerve on the right side was destroyed due to radiation for breast cancer. Diaphragm is now paralyzed & taking away lung capacity. Anyone else...
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Has the contrast used in an MRI caused anyone to have kidney damage?
Because I have a CHEK2 mutation that puts me at a higher risk of breast cancer, my physician is strongly urging me to have an...
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I too had a lumpectomy and radiation. I felt better about having radiation than chemo. That...
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Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?
I have rec’d 4 chemo + 16 radiation treatments for invasive. Has lumpectomie 1st....then one week later... Dissection 17 lymph nodes & 3 tumors removed...
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If you are highly ER+ you might ask if the treatment with aromatase inhibitors (or tamoxifen...
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What treatment can cause pvcs
Almost 4 years after chemo and radiation left side have developed pvcs I am on a beta blocker but it doesn't stop them completely. Still...
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Prone position mapping for left breast.
My question concerns Prone position radiation mapping/markings. Where are the markings supposed to be on the body for the prone position? Mine are on my...
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Men with breast cancer: Your experience wth hormonal therapy?
I had a mastectomy and 3 positive lymph nodes and 16 proton radiation treatments at MN Mayo. I am taking 20 mg of tamoxifen. What...
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Anastrozole Brain Fog
I started taking Anastrozole in October 2018 after radiation for stage 2 breast cancer. Has anyone had ‘brain fog’ or memory loss with this medication?...
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Cording / Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS)
Does anyone have experience with Cording, also called Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS) I recently found a rope like structures under the skin in my armpit....
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Who else is HER2 positive?
Anyone here with her2 positive diagnosis? I was diagnosed with stage 2 back in April, did 6 chemo, bilateral mastectomy and will be doing radiation....
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Breast pain years after lumpectomy, nipple inverting.
Breast cancer 1996 (left breast & lymph node involvement). Chemotherapy/Radiation and Tamoxifen for 5 yrs. Now having pain and my nipple is sinking in. Mammogram...
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