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

Pat Michels

posted 03/24/2008, comments (2)

Help Stop the Drive Through Mastectomy

A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order toremove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure.Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the... Read more Chevron

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Natalia Hernandez

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posted 05/29/2008, comments (14)

Breast Reconstruction After Masctectomy and Radiation - What's Next with Lipo, Implants

Hey everyone! I wanted to tell you guys about my recent visit to a plastic surgeon to discuss my breast reconstruction. I had a mastectomy in January of this year and I also had 7 weeks of radiation that I completed at the end of March. I knew that I can't have a reconstruction until about 6 months after my radiation, but I went ahead... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/10/2008, comment (1)

My Story - Reader's Digest Version

Last year I walked in the Atlanta 3 Day Breast Cacer Walk. The walk ended on Sunday afternoon late and I stayed in Atlanta for an appointment on Monday for my first biopsy. There were several more biopsies, MRIs, and ultrasounds to follow. By the end of October, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. In November I underwent two surgeries and in... Read more Chevron

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lynnm

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posted 03/03/2008, comments (7)

Second Time Around

It was July of 2003, things were going fine. I had scheduled a mammogram during my vacation week. At the same time I was redoing my bathroom floor. I had the mammogram, did not leave the radiologist's office, had an ultrasound on the lump, next day biopsy and that Friday....the dreaded words. It is... Read more Chevron

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Maureen Kenney

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posted 03/03/2008, comments (3)

Radiation is done!

Everyone, Sorry for not posting sooner - My radiation treatments concluded two weeks ago. At first, I just slept in, and napped, trying to get my strength back. I went home to the mountains and drank in the views and watched the critters who came to visit, and played with my darling kitten, Arabella Butterfly. And gloried in getting past the whole... Read more Chevron

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