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mguyton

Breast reduction vs. breast cancer

In 1998 I had a breast reduction. The last couple of years I have been bothered with a stinging sensation at the nipple. The nipple has a dark brown spot. I have had 3 biopsies and was told that there was no cancer. My recent mammogram was OK. Could this be keloids? I did have surgery on my arm after the breast... Read more Chevron

posted 09/26/2007, comment (1)|

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Jana Rosenblatt

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Chemo Style and Chemo Chicks: Meet Jana Rosenblatt

From the moment that I understood I was going to need chemotherapy and I would soon lose my hair I knew that I wanted to tattoo my head... without any pain and only temporarily. An artist friend of mine did all the research and came up with a recipe for henna, and together we designed the look I kept for the 18 months that I was in treatments.... Read more Chevron

posted 09/26/2007, comment (1)|

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mediasculptress

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Pain: A Personal Short Film Essay

A short film on my personal experience of pain.

posted 09/20/2007, comments (12)|

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louanardo

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Large Heart

I painted this for the Progeria Foundation. Progeria is a fatal disease that affects children. It causes their bodies to age rapidly so the children die of old age diseases. I did research on the children that are affected and the one thing that was clear to me was the large heart they had for their friends, family and others. So the main Heart in... Read more Chevron

posted 08/17/2007, comments (0)|

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shani

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Never ending Miraine that's changed

Started getting a migraine yesteday, took my trusty Maxalt - this always works. Not this time. Took some at 1140 PM, tried to go to sleep. Woke up in so much pain at 230 AM, took some more. So nauseous (this rarely happens) The pain is radiating further back on the left side of my head - this is new. My... Read more Chevron

posted 08/02/2007, comment (1)|

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