Breast Cancer - All People Who Are Interested In "Chemotherapy"

bruce2666

My wife Dianne diagnosed with lobular breast cancer.

posted 01/03/2009, comments (6)

TAC VERSUS TC CHEMOTHERAPY?

TAC VERSUS TC CHEMOTHERAPY? My wife had a lumpectomy on Nov 21 to remove a tumor on her left breast [1.7cm] which was lobular carcinoma and the breast surgeon received clear margins around the tumor. However, the pathology report showed 1 of 3 sentinel nodes were positive and on Dec 8 I had an axillary dissection examined 10 nodes which are... Read more Chevron

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Tina

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Living With It

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posted 11/04/2008, comments (3)

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

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sherreeb

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I am a 7 year survivor and breast health nurse navigator

Been Through It

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posted 10/30/2008, comment (1)

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

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Judith Rosenthal Schwartz

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posted 08/21/2008, comments (7)

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

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Vickie

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posted 06/04/2008, comment (1)

Welcome to the world of "LIfe after breast cancer"

Laura Congratulations on making to the other side of breast cancer. It feels great! I can't remember how many months after all the reconstructive surgeries that it took me to quit feeling my breasts all the time. I don't know why I did it all the time I just know I did. I know everyone deals with the words "you have breast cancer" differently but... Read more Chevron

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