All People Who Are Interested In "Chemo"

koponen

Minnesota Public Radio interested in Cancer Stories

Hey Ladies, If anyone is interested - Minnesota Public Radio is putting the call out for stories, information, etc. Maria, PJ...this might be good for you two to field! I'll copy paste the "call out" below - Hope everyone is doing well. I'll write more later when I have more time! Koponen (Sandy) Right now MPR News... Read more Chevron

posted 11/21/2008, comment (1)|

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Tina

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Living With It

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Updating about me

Hi all, It has been a while since my last update. Treatment is done, Tamoxifen everyday... and back to a pretty good routine. Trying to lose some extra weight gained but thats not happening so quick... But I went for a haircut (the second one) this time, and, well it was very nice to do what most people may take for... Read more Chevron

posted 11/04/2008, comments (3)|

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I am a 7 year survivor and breast health nurse navigator

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An emotional rollercoaster!

So many women (me included) are amazed at the emotional rollercoaster called breast cancer. There is a wonderful drama by Nicole Johnson called "Stepping into the Ring". She states that having breast cancer is like going to bed and waking up in the ring against the heavy weight champion of the world. You are in your pajamas and... Read more Chevron

posted 10/30/2008, comment (1)|

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Judith Rosenthal Schwartz

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Long-term side effects of chemo with Taxol

For the last year-and-a-half I've been really suffering with painful feet. Now I'm not the sort of person to run to the doctor every time I sneeze, so I tried to figure it out myself. I tried orthotic-like supports: nothing. I tried 800 mg. of ibuprofen: nothing. In April I took my son on a college road trip to... Read more Chevron

posted 08/21/2008, comments (28)|

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bluedemalion

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Bipolar and Chemotherapy

I am a 37 year old woman. I have recently been diagnosed with Bipolar II. I am still learning how to manage my illness. Looking back over my life, it is very obvious to me that I have always exhibited bipolar symptoms -- especially since my college years. Up until fairly recently, I was able to "manage" or cope with my... Read more Chevron

posted 06/10/2008, comments (11)|

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