Breast Cancer - All People Who Are Living In "United States"

Sandy

37 years old, no children, married, profesional

posted 10/19/2009, comments (2)

Running after biopsy and lumpectomy

i used to run 3 miles, 5 days a week. I run outdoors, in a park close to home. My biopsy was october 12. I haven't run since then. My beast still hurts, so i'm keep wearing a sports bra instead of regular bra. When will I be able to run again? i read that it takes a month to full recover (for the breast tissue to... Read more Chevron

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Melanie

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Baby Boomer Wife, Mother, Daughter, Grandma X 1 and almost 2

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posted 09/10/2009, comments (7)

Genetic test results... not what I wanted to hear.

My youngest daughter turned 30 this year. She's been through some rough times. Her 4 year marriage turned into a nightmare. It was really hard to get out, but she finally did it. The divorce was final at the end of July. There are no children involved to keep her tied to her ex and his family. Stress and... Read more Chevron

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Haralee

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posted 08/31/2009, comments (2)

Don’t Wait for the FDA concerning BPA

Do you remember the advice Dustin Hoffman's character in ‘The Graduate' received? "The Future is in Plastics!" Well it turns out that plastic has changed the world but it also is linked to cancers in the breast, brain and testicals. The FDA is reviewing (again) new studies on Bisphenol A (BPA), on whether the chemical is safe for use in... Read more Chevron

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BarbaraR

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Married -Mom of 1-recovering from mastectomy

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posted 08/22/2009, comments (15)

Just diagnosed - still reeling

August 21st 2:30 pm...Dr said "We have a problem...but the problem is not invasive - so that is good. It is called DCIS and is very curable." I went on to learn that both of the cluster sites were positive. One is 4cm the other 6cm. There were an additional 5 or more spots on the mammogram that I... Read more Chevron

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iwillsurvive2

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I am a 25 year old married mother of 3. I was diagnosed 8/14/09.

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posted 08/17/2009, comments (5)

Monday, August 17th, 2009

I got the phone call at about 6:30 on Friday night. "Surprisingly, we found some cancer." I went over those words over and over in my head. Some? So, like, not a lot? I never asked any questions. I said okay a few times and I think I thanked him...don't remember... I was at my sister's house with the kids. She was so strong for me. My... Read more Chevron

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