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Dear Breastcancer.org Community Member: All types of breast cancer surgery have a risk of side effects. Some may last for a few weeks -- or a few years -- after surgery. Stiffness, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and lymphedema are some of the issues that can arise. These side effects can have an impact on daily activities such as driving, lifting a child, or opening heavy doors. So, how do you manage these side effects and how can you safely resume your normal level of activity? Join us tomorrow night between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference on After Surgery: Short-term and Long-term Effects. Kristin Brill, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Linda Miller, P.T., D.P.T. will answer your questions about short-term and long-term side effects of breast surgery, and what you can do about them. If you'd like to ask a question for our AFTER SURGERY: SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS conference, but will not be able to join the conference tomorrow night, you can submit your question now at: http://chat.liveworld.com/events/ibreast/ We'll answer as many questions as we can during the conference. A conference transcript will be posted at Breastcancer.org by May 28, 2008. To join the conference, go to www.breastcancer.org any time between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. EDT* tomorrow night and click on the "Join Conference" button. It's easy to participate; no special software is required. The live conference will appear in text on your screen. For more details about the conference, go to: http://www.breastcancer.org/community/ask_expert/index.jsp I look forward to having you join our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference tomorrow night! Take care, Marisa Marisa Weiss, M.D. President and Founder Breastcancer.org *Breastcancer.org welcomes conference participants from all over the world. To help you figure out when the conference will take place in your time zone, you can compare your local time to the current time on the East Coast of the United States. 6/9/06 - biopsy positive for cancer 6/23/06 - DIAGNOSIS: stage IV (T4d N2 M1) invasive ductile carcinoma NOS with bone and liver mets; 17 cm mass (primary tumors), inflammatory breast cancer(IBC); HER2/neu+, HR- 6/26/06-12/11/06 - Chemo FEC/Taxol w/Herceptin & Aredia 12/20/06 - right modified radical mastectomy, 7 of 13 removed nodes showed evidence of prior disease 12/21/06 - No Evidence of Disease (stage IV/NED); complete remission 2/6/07-3/22/07-Radiation 28+5 boost, 6040cGy. CURRENT: Still NED, taking Herceptin and Zometa without end. Heart and kidney function remains normal.  |
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