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Melanie

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posted 03/20/2009, comments (9)

Tomorrow is my last chemo... PTL!

Circled in hot pink on the calendar... Friday, March 20, 2009. It's the day I have been looking forward to for 6 loooong months... the last of 24 chemo treatments. WooHoo! It really hasn't been as bad as I had anticipated. Not that I ever want to do it again! In fact, most of the time I felt just fine. ... Read more Chevron

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sue dyer

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posted 02/26/2009, comments (7)

On a more serious note...

Tonight (it's 12.46am in Melbourne) when most people in my part of the world are sound asleep and in your part of the world are going about their daily business. I'm taking advantage of the Dexamethasone-induced insomnia to write a little more seriously than I usually do. Today I passed my latest milestone - Week 4 of 12 weekly... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/25/2009, comments (0)

How Long Do I Wait Between Surgery and Radiation Therapy?

We have previously discussed this question about timing from breast surgery to chemotherapy, with the pat answer that around 2 months or less is safest, and after three months one starts to lose some of the benefit of chemotherapy in terms of increasing cure rate. A similar question can be asked about radiation therapy for women who have had a... Read more Chevron

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Barbara Lee

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posted 02/21/2009, comments (2)

For those just beginning the journey...

Perhaps I'm just a proud Mom walking the road with an amazing daughter, but I think her website has lots to offer those just beginning the bc journey. Trying to understand, trying to make decisions, needing to grieve, needing to cry, feeling the love--I want to recommend her website (and have her permission to do so) with all of those who... Read more Chevron

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sue dyer

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posted 02/14/2009, comments (3)

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I think for many of us one of the more difficult aspects of having breast cancer is handing over so much responsibility to our doctors. We come from a culture that teaches and encourages us to live life actively rather than passively. This is much more true for women today than it was in the past. We don't let men make all the decisions any more... Read more Chevron

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