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"You Should Apologize For Saying You Had Cancer (Because The NYTs Says It Probably Wasn't Cancer)"

  There was a piece recently in the New York Times about cancer. This, in and of itself, isn't unusual, since there are many pieces in the New York Times about cancer. What was unusual was what the piece suggested: Cancer should be renamed. Some cancers aren't really cancer, even though they're still called... Read moreChevron
posted 12/14/2011, comments (3)|
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2nd Biopsy: Cancer or No Cancer?

My lumpectomy was cancelled on Friday because of a possible 2nd malignancy in the same breast.   Since they found the second little spot on my mammogram, and it was on the opposite side of the breast near the chest plate, the biopsy procedure is just a little bit different than the first time.   The first biopsy was done on the... Read moreChevron
posted 10/27/2009, comment (1)|
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MRI READ....decisions, decisions....

Hi All, This is so funny. So we get there, and the doc says, "Did you also have an MRI of your spine? You also have back problems?" I said, "no, as far as I know, they just did a breast MRI..." Turns out, there was a report with a spinal MRI that showed all these protruding old lady vertebrea...and it had my name on it...THE WRONG... Read moreChevron
posted 09/22/2009, comments (4)|
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2nd Surgery required

This is my first post since joining the group.  I was diagnosed in early July with DCIS in my left breast, the most curable breast cancer of all.  My cancer is an aggressive one but still favorable to most.  I had a lumpectomy and a sentinal node biopsy on August 21st and was told it was the "best possible results".  ... Read moreChevron
posted 09/14/2009, comments (2)|
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Jane Austen and the Cowardly Lion

Last night, I was too tired, too frustrated, and just plain crabby about my situation.  It's improved this morning with sleep and a proper cup of hot tea to start the day.  Usually, the begins at 6:30 a. m. when I roll myself from the comfort of my beloved Temperpedic to get the kids ready for school.  This morning, I had the... Read moreChevron
posted 04/30/2009, comments (2)|
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