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PJ Hamel, Health Guide

Author, breast cancer survivor

Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Seven years ago, after I learned the lumpectomy I’d gone through hadn’t gotten rid the cancer in my right breast, I was told a mastectomy was necessary. At the same time, my surgeon, Kim Grafton, recommended I speak with the plastic surgery team at our cancer center about a TRAM flap breast reconstruction. With totally inappropriate... Read more Chevron

posted 01/04/2009, comments (12)|

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sue dyer

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I am a teacher of French from Melbourne, Australia.

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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

posted 12/29/2008, comments (5)|

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Katherine

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Diagnosed with stage 111, grade 3 Breast Cancer, Fitness Coach

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Therapeutic clothing for breast cancer

I am trying to get the word out about Confident Clothing Company. www.confidentclothingcompany.com. I have created a line of very stylish and comfortble clothing that has special hidden pocket for drains. The reason I created these clothes is because there isn't anything out in the market today that breast cancer patients can wear that is... Read more Chevron

posted 12/21/2008, comments (3)|

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koimotif

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Diagnosed with DCIS on 4th Dec 08

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35yrs old & I've just been diagnosed with DCIS...

Hi beautiful ladies (and some men too!). I'm a 35 yr old unpartnered person still living in a sharehouse with no kids, and this feels so incredibly weird. So far I've read about people with husbands, who are older with kids. I currently live in a different city to my family and so having something like this web community is going to be... Read more Chevron

posted 12/07/2008, comments (6)|

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kristineaward

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Diagnosed on 11/21/08 with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

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It's getting all too real . . . and scarier by the day

I just got word from my Doctor, my surgery is scheduled for 1/16/08. That makes is so much more real now that a date has been set. I have to be there at 5:30am and also have to do more (pre-op) testing. I'm some what relieved that it's after Christmas holidays but it's still very unnerving to know that this disease is still... Read more Chevron

posted 12/05/2008, comments (2)|

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