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PJ Hamel

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posted 01/25/2009, comments (4)

Lymphedema: An Under-Recognized Threat

Lymphedema, a painful (and, in its worst incarnation, potentially life-threatening) condition suffered by many breast cancer survivors, has long been seen as collateral damage from treatment. You have lymph nodes removed (as about 80% of us do at the beginning of treatment), you’re at risk for lymphedema. You have radiation, you may be at... Read more Chevron

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sue dyer

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posted 12/29/2008, comments (5)

A giant leap for Susankind

Last night I finally let my husband see my head. He is the only other living person on the face of the planet who has seen it. My hair fell out shortly after my second dose of AC after I spent a week clinging stubbornly on to it. In the end I waited until the boys had left for their day's commitments then got into the shower and washed my hair and... Read more Chevron

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sue dyer

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posted 12/22/2008, comments (2)

Milestones

Despite the fact that here in Australia we adopted the metric system of weights and measures many years ago, it's interesting that we still think in terms of MILEstones. I reached one today with the end of my first round of chemo. The common treatment for IBC consists of neoadjuvant chemo (usually AC), then mastectomy, adjuvant chemo... Read more Chevron

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sue dyer

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posted 12/03/2008, comment (1)

Next steps...

I have just returned from the breast surgeon with a mix of good news and not so good news. I was expecting some good news. My reading and research has suggested that the type of cancer I have (ER/PR negative, Her2 positive), while aggressive, is very chemosensitive. The surgeon estimated that the tumour has shrunk by 50% after 3 cycles of AC... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/30/2008, comments (2)

It all began with mastitis

My story began with mastitis. I'm 55 and this was my first experience of mastitis despite having breast-fed two babies. The symptoms improved somewhat with anti-biotics, but did not disappear. One of the problems was that my GPs have a very busy practice and I was shunted from one to another during this treatment. After the fourth course... Read more Chevron

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