All People Who Are Taking "herceptin"

sue dyer

I am a teacher of French from Melbourne, Australia.

Tough but worth it

Well, school holidays are here and I actually find myself with some time to write about my most recent BC experience. I wanted to write in detail about this to pass on some information to other women who are trying to decide whether they will have a breast reconstruction. When I was diagnosed with IBC in October 2008, I decided then and... Read more Chevron

posted 04/14/2011, comment (1)|

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Anna Sanchez

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26 yrs just found out that I have breast cancer on 04/13/10

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SCARED AND WORRIED

I am 26 yrs old and on April 13, 2010 was told that I had breast cancer and a month later was told that it had spead to my spine ( T10) so now it moves me up to stage IV.I just finished my second session of chemo and dont feel as bad as the first one but now all my hair has almost fallen off and it now seems more real. My husband and... Read more Chevron

posted 06/11/2010, comments (13)|

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Kate

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age 53, university professor

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IBC After Mastectomy

I was diagnosed with IBC inApril, 2009, just fifteen months after a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction. In September, 2007, I was diagnosed with regional LCIS in my left breast and removal was recommended. I chose a bilateral mastectomy to prevent future cancer, as both my mother and one sister are survivors. I had tran flap reconstruction.... Read more Chevron

posted 06/30/2009, comments (4)|

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Koryn

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Mother to four teens, married 22 years to military husband

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Free wigs available to breast cancer chemo therapy patients

Crickett's Answer To Cancer is a wonderful non-profit organization to honor Crickett Julius who lost her battle to breast cancer in 2006, at age 39. Her family provides wigs and mastectomy products to those who are going through breast cancer and chemo therapy, at no charge. They are wondefully compassionate and helpful. You choose you own... Read more Chevron

posted 04/09/2009, comments (9)|

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Deirdre

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autism specialist living on central coast of California

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April 1 is the one year anniversary of my mastectomy

I have been thinking quite a bit about this one year anniversary. I was diagnosed in April 2007 with DCIS which sounded to me like cancer with a "lower case c" and decided to pursue alternative treatments rather than the mastectomy my surgeon was recommending. It sounded like too much surgery for what I had. So for one year, I... Read more Chevron

posted 03/07/2009, comments (11)|

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