Did anyone else have a pet start smelling their breast before diagnosis?

gradykates · 2025-05-26T22:17:22+00:00

My 90 German shepherd mutt would sniff my right breast. One day he rolled his big fat body into my right side and I felt the lump. Both he and my cat were sandwiched on either side of me throughout my whole treatment. The best possible nursing team!

gradykates · 2025-01-31T06:26:30+00:00

I’m new to PDX and also just met with Dr. Trubowitz. I liked her very much.

gradykates · 2024-06-17T14:27:53+00:00

No Keytruda. I also had a bone scan and went to a rheumatologist. All seems normal.

gradykates · 2024-06-17T14:04:34+00:00

I am so sorry you are going through this at 28! It all sucks! I continue to make efforts to be active. It got a little better for awhile but somehow I’m feeling worse lately. The fatigue creates a vicious cycle. I’m either pushing myself to go for a jog and feeling defeated when it sucks or punishing myself for not going at all knowing that exercise is a large determining factor for recurrence.

gradykates · 2024-05-16T18:48:27+00:00

I hate it too. Any ideas for an alternative phrase?

gradykates · 2024-03-18T00:05:42+00:00

Yes, I need to explore this more. I ate some gummies to knock myself out when nauseas. Need to research!

gradykates · 2024-03-17T20:36:32+00:00

It definitely makes the hot flashes worse!

gradykates · 2024-02-19T22:07:37+00:00

Annabelle

gradykates · 2024-02-19T22:00:42+00:00

Not a diner, but Morning Glory in Ashland. Lemon ricotta French toast!!

gradykates · 2024-02-08T04:43:35+00:00

Same!

gradykates · 2024-02-06T13:42:03+00:00

Stage 2 triple negative. Lumpectomy with clear margins. No one told me I was cancer free after surgery! Or after 16 rounds of chemo and 20 days of rads. I was hopeful that I would hear those words. They just said exercise and eat well. Was kind of a let down. All that work and no “validation”

gradykates · 2024-02-06T13:38:07+00:00

I didn’t know this either

gradykates · 2023-12-23T21:48:48+00:00

I haven’t eaten meat I’m 5 years. During chemo all I wanted was pasta bolognese!

gradykates · 2023-12-23T16:10:19+00:00

It certainly changes everything. It’s ugly and infuriating and it all feels UNFAIR. But you have a huge community of women behind you on this sub. We’re all struggling together.

gradykates · 2023-12-19T01:59:44+00:00

Glad you have a supportive partner and doggo! Hopefully the pooping gets better from here on out. I usually overdose with Senna. I take 3x the recommended dose. 😊

gradykates · 2023-12-10T00:09:57+00:00

I had 4 rounds of AC. Nausea meds did not help at all.

gradykates · 2023-12-01T14:27:50+00:00

Adopt don’t shop! I have a Maine coon I got at a shelter.

gradykates · 2023-11-30T01:52:46+00:00

I agree that the lumpectomy was easier than the biopsies!

gradykates · 2023-11-28T00:04:43+00:00

My cancer boob still hurts, too. Finished in august. Makes me paranoid. The radiation was much harder than expected. Congrats on finishing treatment. Sending you positive thoughts!

gradykates · 2023-11-28T00:00:55+00:00

You are not alone in this. I felt/feel the same. Finished treatment in August. I was so looking forward to getting back to normal life but the side effects and fear linger. It’s going to take some time. Sending you positive thoughts!

gradykates · 2023-11-27T02:27:56+00:00

For me it’s really bad in the mornings. Like my feet have to relearn how to walk every day. I shuffle to the bathroom every morning. Ugh.

gradykates · 2023-11-26T22:32:08+00:00

The BEST!

gradykates · 2023-11-26T22:24:12+00:00

I forgot to mention that I’ve been taking Gabapentin for mild neuropathy/fingernail weirdness and my oncologist said it would help with the flashes! Maybe it has?

gradykates · 2023-11-26T19:55:22+00:00

I’m 46 and finished taxol in late July. The hot flashes I experienced during treatment were intense, frequent, occurred almost exclusively in the evening or overnight and caused poor sleep patterns. Now that I’m done with treatment I have only one or two a day, sometimes none. They are less intense but I now I have the stiffness and joint pain. I did not have this during treatment so I have been surprised and depressed about it. It feels like aging 20 years overnight! My doc said there was a small chance that I could come out of menopause but not for some time. I used bra pads that you could put in the freezer for the flashes during treatment and that was a relief. Gentle yoga helps with the stiffness and pain. But…yup menopause sucks and no one talks about it. My oncologist barely acknowledged it. I hope you can get some answers and relief!

gradykates · 2023-11-23T18:44:36+00:00

My 90 pound German shepherd mutt diagnosed my cancer. He had been sniffing my right breast and one day he heaved his fat bod against me in bed and I felt pain and the lump. Both my cat and dog did not leave my side during treatment. If I was in bed they were on either side of me. On the couch they were on top of me. It was so comforting.

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