Mama with cancer..

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Registered: 05-15-2008
Mama with cancer..
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Thu, 05-15-2008 - 2:39am

Hi everyone. Im new to the board. Last year we buried my grandma from head and neck cancer and in Feb we found out that my mama has breast cancer, but it's not normal breast cancer, its the kind that only 11% of woman get, in the milk ducts. She had a single mastectomy which in turns we found out they should of done a double one instead. Now she has started going chemo, she had her second treatment on thurs and I just want to cry. I have been so strong for her this whole time, be there thru it all and helped her with everything she needs, but looking at her now without hair, frail looking and in pain it just breaks my heart. I wish there was more I could do for her, but I know what I do for her now is a lot but it feels like nothing to me ya know? But I do have some questions for those who have gone thru chemo before.

Has anyone ever lost there sense of taste? My mom says she cant really taste much, is this normal and do you think she'll regain it after chemo?

What can I do to help make things easier for her? We have to give her a shot for 5days after chemo that really makes her hurt and on top of that she has lymphodemia now, which I'm not too sure what that exactly means or what we can do to help her with that.

Any info anyone can give me would be great. Thank you for taking the time to read my little vent. God Bless

Shannon

 
 
Shannon (soon to be mommy)
 
 
 
 
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Registered: 04-15-2003
Thu, 05-15-2008 - 6:23pm

Shannon,


Connie
 
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Registered: 09-06-2007
Fri, 05-16-2008 - 10:33am

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Welcome to the board, Shannon.

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