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Peglove

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Lumpectomy Aborted Yesterday: New discovery while on gurney.

The Morning Began:   I was all revved up. I called friends and I let you all know on my blog. I cleaned my house and arranged my pillows and medicines by my bed. I worked out hard. I hung art and cleaned out the garage. All in anticipation of this lumpectomy.   I bought a cute jumpsuit in bright orange and wore it to my surgery. I... Read moreChevron
posted 10/24/2009, comment (1)|
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Adventures With Wendy - My Blog

Hello Everyone! I'm new here...I was diagnosed with breast cancer on August 19, 2009. I am the tenth cancer in my family, and so I opted for a double mastectomy rather than a lumpectomy. I had done the genetic screening three years ago and they told me I had none of the genetic markers.   My surgery was September 15th. They removed two... Read moreChevron
posted 10/21/2009, comments (8)|
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best bra for lumpectomy

I'm thinking of having a lumpectomy, and would like to purchase several bras in advance. My right bra (the one with cancer) is already smaller than the left one.  So, with the lumpectomy it is more obvious.   I'm wearing right now a sports bra, because I just had the biopsi done.  Any suggestions for this as well.  Should I... Read moreChevron
posted 10/17/2009, comments (2)|
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Racuh

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Paper dolls

Hey ladies!   I was recently asked to write an article on sex, love and cancer... sounds like soap opera huh? Anyway It's a pretty cool piece and might be an insight into how many of us feel post chemo and surgery. Mangled... ugly and freaked out.    I illustrated a cancer paper doll. If you're ambitious you can cut her out and... Read moreChevron
posted 10/07/2009, comments (6)|
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Racuh

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Diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the left breast in Jan 2009.
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Dear hair....

When I was fist introduced to the wondrous world of cancer the first chemo I received was adriamycin. From experience most BC patients get this super fun drug and have given it the nick name... red devil. I think thats a fairly apropos description of the stuff. That big red bag of awesome made my hair fall out at 2 weeks on the dot. Great... Read moreChevron
posted 10/05/2009, comments (5)|
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