I’m looking for fundraising ideas to raise money for the American Cancer Society by way of the Making Strides walk in Central Park. I have thought of the usual things like bake sales – but how do I go about holding one? Tips for that and any other ideas are greatly appreciated! Here is my link in case you would like to donate: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1537952&pg=personal&fr_id=2159&s_tafId=4747
Every little bit helps!

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Had a lumpectomy and radiation and chemo treatments, finished 11 months ago. At first the pain and stifness was to the effected area now I am having chest pain on both sides with more pain on the healing side. I am 41 and very active.
I lost my job and insurance when I was diagnosed, so I don’t have easy access to doctors. Had a mammogram 6 months ago and it was clear.

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I recently went into my Gyno because I had a lump under my armpit, that I have had for quiet sometime but it has gotten bigger so I thought I better get it checked out. She sent me for a ultrasound and decided to do my ****** on that side as well. When the ultrasound came back, the one under my armpit is a mass, and they found a small mass in my ****** as well. Im only 25 years old, and kinda a little freaked out at this point. They want to send me in for a biopsy on the ****** and a biopsy / possible removal on the one under my armpit. Is this bad news? Do they think its cancer? Im soooo scared. Does the biopsy hurt? What is the procedure like? Will the put me to sleep or just numb the area? Will they give me medicine so I dont know whats going on? Please if you have been through this please give me your experiences.

Thanks!!

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Hi everyone. This is a mystery to me and my doctors. So anyone who wants to be a doctor, is in med school or is a doctor, post your guesses and I’ll answer when I have a response.

Here are my symptoms FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS:
1.Dizzy spells (about 2 a week) and occastional vertigo (less than 1 a week)
2. Stomach pains- wrenching, twisting; most of the day; does not change in correspondence to diet changes (I haven’t had caffine, chocolate, coffee, tomatoes, any sauces in 6 weeks and am on a low-fat, low fiber, low sugar, low wheat diet because they do not know what I have)
3. Headaches- occasional migranes- I take no pain medication for it.
4. Pulsations of the knee (as in the front- like knee cap), neck (both sides) and inner elbow (not contstantly only when not moving
5. Throat Constriction and esphasgous spasms (I’ve had to go to the ER due to hyperventalition because of the spasms where they administer albutercol [a tranquilizer- 1/2 mg] to calm the spasms- happened twice in past 6 weeks)
6. Nausea- continuous, aggravated by certain smells (like citrus fruit, coffee and BBQ), sometimes causes lack of appitite
7. Bruising more easily and more severly

MEDICATIONS:
I’ve done two courses of amoxycillian (12 days each- 3 times a day)
I’ve tried Zantac for 17 days and it made everything more severe. Taken of zantac and told to take tums 6 times a day (2 tablets) IF IT HELPS, it doesn’t so I haven’t used it more than 5 days after prescribed.
Blood tests are negative for allergies (including gluten allergy), Epstien Barr (EBV), mono, strep–4 times each.
Endoscopy showed irrated stomach lining, esophagous and subglotis.
Throat is red, not sore, however feels constricted.
ENT said it is not from Ear Nose or Throat.
Pulmonologist said lung function is above normal and no allergies and no pulmonary hypertention.
GI- preformed endoscopy and ultrasound (inflammed but nothing else)
Internist- sent for metabolic tests (pancreatic enzymes are all elevated–especially amylase)
Cardiologist- heart is working perfectly, no water around heart.

I have LOW blood pressure, normal pulse, LOW cholesterol, LOW-not too low- blood sugar.

The stomach pains, which are wrenching and twisting in nature, are in the center of my torso (below my rib cage) and also to the left of the place in the center. From what the GI doctor tells me, that is either the pancreas or the stomach.

Also, I have been fatigued and over tired. I have fallen asleep while exercising and have been forced to give up exercising (its been 4 out of the 6 weeks that I haven’t exercised–I usually ran 3 miles a day and worked out at the gym (weight lifiting) twice a week before). I haven’t gained or lost much weight.

Also, I am a female weighing 147 (or so) at 5 feet 6 inches. I am aged between 18-25 (I rather not give my exact age, thank you for understanding).

The most powerful and annoying symptoms (also the most continuous) are the ABDOMEN PAINS, THROAT CONSTRICTION and the NAUSEA.

Thank you in advance for all your suggestions. And please don’t write go to a symptom checker website. I would like to have human input. I do have the ability to check those websites; however, i chose not to because they are not the product of an expirence of an illness/symptoms or education in medicine.

Also, there is no possibility of me being pregnant. I am not married and have not participacipated in any form of sexual acts, of course kissing is excluded.

I have also had x rays of the abdomen with normal results.

I do not have cancer of the throat, tounge, esophogus, stomach, uterus, ovaries, or blood. The biopsy results turned up negative, so far. THANK GOODNESS!

I have a normal white blood cell count- so my body is not fighting an infection- at least that is what the doctor’s think.

No one has displayed symptoms like mine who have spent time with me (therefore, the doctors have inferred it is not contagious).

I have not had a fever, yet, in the past 6 weeks.

I have been hospitalized for rehydration (through ringer’s lactate) for 2 days and 1 night because I was dehydrated at the beggining of this (6 weeks ago) where it began with migrane, bloodshot eyes, dehydration and dizzy spells. I was admitted and watched overnight.
The reason anxiety is not what the doctors are looking for is because I have physical symptoms that show inflammation of different organs and tenderness when physically examed. Also, they tried antianxiety medications that didn’t work.

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Ok I have an anxiety disorder first off, and a bit of a hypochondriac. Lately I have been having these headaches that are hard to describe. They feel like intense, but not unbearable or super painful, pressure is being put on different parts of my head. They don’t really occur in one specific place. Also, my neck has been stiff, and the base of my skull sometimes feels like there’s a headache there too. I can’t figure out if this is from my sinuses. I have no real congestion, but sometimes, my jaw and cheeks feel like they have a “headache” there too. I have vertigo sometimes, my eyes seem a little redder than normal, but I’m really afraid that I have a brain tumor, and that I’m going to have a seizure any minute! I have a neurologist appt. scheduled, but its not for a month. AHHHH!!!! Could this be a brain tumor? What should I do until my neurologist appt? PLZ HELP!!
Oh, and sometimes I feel detached from reality, and like there is something wrong with my vision, even though I can see fine….am I just imagining the whole vision thing? or could it seriously be from a brain tumor?

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