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posted 11/01/2009, comments (0)

Grief Stages and Cancer: Part Two

Once the shock wears off, cancer patients may experience a huge range of emotions: denial, anger, bargaining, guilt, and depression. Most people eventually reach acceptance of the changes cancer has brought to their life, but it may take a while to get there. What makes this emotional stew even more complicated is dealing... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/01/2009, comments (4)

Day by day

Hello. This is my first time on this site, though I've been a part of the migraine community for about a year. I'm overwhelmed. I'm currently living in Spain doing dissertation research, but right before I left the US, my mom was told that her agonizing sciatica which she had been battling for 5 months was not, in... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/30/2009, comments (2)

First Shower and changed my bandage...OUCH!

Hello All, So I have been taking little bird baths and using baby wipes since my 2nd biopsy. I am glad that the biopsy was clear for cancer..but now I have this huge gash in my breast and it does not look like it is closing. I was very surprised they only gave me an icepack and no meds. My doc said to take Tylenol..no Aleve or... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/30/2009, comments (2)

Moving Along, chemo before surgery?

Hi: Went ot see my surgeon today and review all the information we now have and discuss treatment alternatives. She went over all the tests and offered another option we hadn't yet considered. She said since I'm now again a good candidate for a lumpectomy I should consider the alternative of starting chemotherapy right away... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (7)

my mother has breast cancer! shes only 32 with 3 kids.

I'm 14 and my mom is 32 with stage 2b breast cancer. i have 3 year old sister and a 12 year old brother. its hard watching my mom go through this. im trying 2 do some thing 4 her but i just dont know what. if u can think of anything let me know thanks.

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