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SHARE Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Marijuana for mbc?

Has anyone ever tried marijuana? I read a few studies that said it can help reduce metastases. My mom's oncologist said my mom can apply for a license if she...

Has anyone ever tried marijuana? I read a few studies that said it can help redu...

Jac-genova

•4 years ago

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A check in

Hi Everyone, Hope this finds all ok. I started a tempt job a week ago. I was informed this yesterday morning that the job ended. I probably was not fast...

Hi Everyone, Hope this finds all ok. I started a tempt job a week ago. I was in...

SusieIM

•4 years ago

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Pic of Bugsy with his summer coat

My favourite boy Barb xx

Barbteeth

•4 years ago

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Advice for partners

I had a phone call from an old friend last week. He was in pieces because his partner was undergoing tests for cancer. He just didn’t know what to say or do to...

I had a phone call from an old friend last week. He was in pieces because his pa...

Julie2233

•4 years ago

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Decreased dosage of ibrance

What factors / side effects determined a lowering of your ibrance dosage . I started at 125 mg for 1 year ,lowered to 100 mg for 9 months . I am curious about...

What factors / side effects determined a lowering of your ibrance dosage . I sta...

Thatflowerlady

•4 years ago

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My belly.

I'm on Ibrance and letrozole. I appear to be losing weight as lm not to interested in eating however if my belly gets any bigger lm going to have to call Omar...

I'm on Ibrance and letrozole. I appear to be losing weight as lm not to interes...

Birdee

•4 years ago

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Me

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Dawn53094

•4 years ago

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Hi newbie here

Hi, I’m Dawn from Wisconsin. In 2011 I was diagnosed at 53, with Mets to the bone. No prior history. I was given 6-12 months. I started on Avastin, Femara....

Hi, I’m Dawn from Wisconsin. In 2011 I was diagnosed at 53, with Mets to the bon...

Dawn53094

•4 years ago

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Dating

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing as good as you can 😀. Well, my boyfriend decided it was time to split up after 5 years together. I don’t think he could...

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing as good as you can 😀. Well, my boyfriend de...

Annadm

•4 years ago

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Ibrance questions

Is there an alternative to ibrance? What is the longest amount of time someone's been on ibrance? Does it compromise quality of life? Does anyone know of any...

Is there an alternative to ibrance? What is the longest amount of time someone's...

Jac-genova

•4 years ago

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May I whine here?

I am on Day Five of faslodex/ibrance. It hasn’t been terribly bad, except I have found myself tiring easily, and today some bone and joint pain started to set...

I am on Day Five of faslodex/ibrance. It hasn’t been terribly bad, except I have...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Ibrance - to start or not?

Hi everyone - I'm posting on behalf of my mom, Maria. She was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer in 2012, had a mastectomy and was put on tamoxifen (no...

Hi everyone - I'm posting on behalf of my mom, Maria. She was diagnosed with Sta...

Jac-genova

•4 years ago

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Rash on head.

Has anybody that has had chemo developed an itchy rash in their head? It is day 3 after and I itches last night like crazy. I took benedryl and it helped some...

Has anybody that has had chemo developed an itchy rash in their head? It is day...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Found a lump

Really worrying found a lump on my back can move it about but fearing the worse came up last night, so scared

Really worrying found a lump on my back can move it about but fearing the worse ...

Kiera49

•4 years ago

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Reduce your swelling; important tips

Very important. 1. when "massaging {light stroke upward}" your arm (leg, etc.) begin closest to your shoulder. Stroke upward about 3-4 inches at a time. Then...

Very important. 1. when "massaging {light stroke upward}" your arm (leg, etc.) b...

seiler

•4 years ago

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Newcomer - Frederica

Hi, Frederica here. I was diagnosed with TNBC in 2016 stage 2. A lump in my right breast and 1 lymph node involved. I had a lumpectomy and changed my...

Hi, Frederica here. I was diagnosed with TNBC in 2016 stage 2. A lump in my ri...

fchrist

•4 years ago

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Thanks for the encouragement- I got my bike out

And I feel so much better! I went the backlanes to the nearest town which is 3 miles away as the crow flies. Once there I broke the rules and had a takeaway...

And I feel so much better! I went the backlanes to the nearest town which is 3 m...

Julie2233

•4 years ago

28 Replies

Dry Eyes?

Hi Ladies, I'm just posting this in case it helps anyone else anyone else as much as it has helped me. Since I started taking Letrozole my eyes have become...

Hi Ladies, I'm just posting this in case it helps anyone else anyone else as mu...

LouisaMay

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Awful, awful, awful taste with Ibrance

Can anyone explain why everything (except chocolate ice cream and hard mint candy, plus about 5 other things) tastes horrible when I take Ibrance, all 7+21...

Can anyone explain why everything (except chocolate ice cream and hard mint cand...

seiler

•4 years ago

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BC, METS, LYMPHEDEMA

I had a grapefruit size breast tumor in Fall 1992, considered terminal. Beat it. Bad Lymphedema in my arm & back and frozen shoulder. Beat them. Feb. 2016--13...

I had a grapefruit size breast tumor in Fall 1992, considered terminal. Beat it....

seiler

•4 years ago

8 Replies

Swollen arm

Hi ladies A few weeks ago when I was sitting in the sun I noticed my watch felt tight and my lower arm was a bit swollen...thought it was due to the heat so...

Hi ladies A few weeks ago when I was sitting in the sun I noticed my watch felt ...

Barbteeth

•4 years ago

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Zometa reaction on 1st round vs. subsequent rounds

I had my first round of Zometa recently as bone-directed therapy. It was a rough ride for a few days after that first infusion. I read that basically that...

I had my first round of Zometa recently as bone-directed therapy. It was a roug...

Sky_Writer

•4 years ago

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Glowes

At the hospital having my danusomab injection and was told to take my gloves off as not safe? Anyone else? She said it’s safer to wash your hands so I said I...

At the hospital having my danusomab injection and was told to take my gloves off...

Scandia68

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Replying to private messages

Hi ladies I’ve cocked up my email thing on here so can’t reply to private messages Some of you have sent lovely messages and you must think I’m so ignorant in...

Hi ladies I’ve cocked up my email thing on here so can’t reply to private messa...

Barbteeth

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Zometa vs Xgeva

Hello everyone! I have not posted in a very long time. I had bone density test and the Letrozole has wreaked havoc on my bones. So I'm going to start bone...

Hello everyone! I have not posted in a very long time. I had bone density test a...

Aimee95

•4 years ago

27 Replies

Marshmallow

We saw a really sweet movie on Netflix the other night entitled "The Healer". In it was a young girl with cancer. Her oncologist told her that cancer was...

We saw a really sweet movie on Netflix the other night entitled "The Healer". I...

AnnaP668

•4 years ago

23 Replies

ONJ Checkup

So, I attended my dental appointment this morning. Strict rules in place for safety but the key was lost to unlock the dentist chair and let it down. I...

So, I attended my dental appointment this morning. Strict rules in place for saf...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Just starting ibrance

Yesterday I had my first faslodex injection, and today I take my first ibrance. I’m one of those who reads all prescribing info, and it sounds identical to the...

Yesterday I had my first faslodex injection, and today I take my first ibrance. ...

Hidden

•4 years ago

37 Replies

Lobular carcinoma on scans

Hi there. I had stage 3c lobular carcinoma, diagnosed in 2017, declared cancer free in September. A year later I felt a lump above my clavicle. I had an...

Hi there. I had stage 3c lobular carcinoma, diagnosed in 2017, declared cancer f...

Hidden

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Knowledge about the condition

Well, you all seem to know much more than I do. Ive been diagnosed during lockdown, and have had a few trips for scans and blood tests, but all my diagnosises...

Well, you all seem to know much more than I do. Ive been diagnosed during lockdo...

Beryl71

•4 years ago

42 Replies

Posts - SHARE Metastatic Breast Cancer | HealthUnlocked

SHARE Metastatic Breast Cancer

All posts for June 2020

Marijuana for mbc?

A check in

Pic of Bugsy with his summer coat

Advice for partners

Decreased dosage of ibrance

My belly.

Me

Hi newbie here

Dating

Ibrance questions

May I whine here?

Ibrance - to start or not?

Rash on head.

Found a lump

Reduce your swelling; important tips

Newcomer - Frederica

Thanks for the encouragement- I got my bike out

Dry Eyes?

Awful, awful, awful taste with Ibrance

BC, METS, LYMPHEDEMA

Swollen arm

Zometa reaction on 1st round vs. subsequent rounds

Glowes

Replying to private messages

Zometa vs Xgeva

Marshmallow

ONJ Checkup

Just starting ibrance

Lobular carcinoma on scans

Knowledge about the condition

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