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

Dora

I'm a Mother, Grandmother, Wife, Friend and HR professional.

posted 01/05/2009, comments (7)

Breast Cancer Sucks!

I'm angry and frustrated. I was diagnosed in November 2008 with ductal breast cancer. We thought I would just have the partial mastectomy, be off 4 weeks and then go back to work. Surprise!! Breast cancer is running my life. I'm waiting for doctors, scheduling a double mastectomy and trying to keep myself positive. I miss working every day. I'm a... Read more Chevron

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bruce2666

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My wife Dianne diagnosed with lobular breast cancer.

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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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carolyn97222

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Been Through It

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posted 11/22/2008, comments (5)

Dense Fibrous tissue and "normal" mammograms - you can still have cancer!!!

I am 61 years old and have had at least 30+ "normal" mammograms. In factin Jan. I had a "normal" mammogram and ultrasound. BUT, I knewsomething was wrong because I had dimpling and an inverted nipple in onebreast. I had pain in both breasts, and I had heard that breast cancerwas not painful so I wasn't worried. Boy, was I wrong!Because of the... Read more Chevron

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koponen

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Living With It

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posted 11/21/2008, comment (1)

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

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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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