Breast Cancer - People Who Are Living With Breast Cancer

Michigoose

1994 age 34; recurrence 1998 stage IV

posted 11/05/2009, comments (3)

Trying to Look at things a bit differently, a tool to get through it

Getting through breast cancer is hard. It's scary. I tend to look at things in a little different way than most people do, and I think it helped me and it might just be a tool to add to your arsenal of weapons in this fight as well. After the tears, I sat back and realized that this was just another passage...a new page , or a... Read more Chevron

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Barbara C

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44 years old, metastatic breast cancer

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posted 10/25/2009, comments (6)

Cancer's back and a sneeze broke my back!

I was diagnosed with breast cancer on May 15, 1006 (3:30 pm). After a mastectomy, chemo, radiation and 4 reconstruction surgeries I hoped I was done while realy not believing it. From all the reconstructions, I had persistent chest wall pain and my wonderful oncologist sent me for a bone scan. Everyone involved, except me, was... Read more Chevron

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Wendy F

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posted 10/24/2009, comments (0)

And Now I Wait

So I've had the double mastectomy - September 15th, 2009. Check. Bandages, drain, clips removed a week later. Check. Follow-up visit with the doctor, only to be told one of the two nodes they removed is positive. Crap. Back into surgery this past Tuesday, October 20, to have more nodes removed for analysis.... Read more Chevron

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Laura A. Learn-Hack

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wife and mother of 5 , 3 teenagers at home

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posted 10/21/2009, comments (2)

a new phase is upon me

Yesterday I recieved my Oncotype dx Taylor X study results. After waiting 14 days I didnt even know if i wanted the result anymore. I had sort of gotten comfortable put cancer behind me, safely away where I didnt have to face it everyday. But here it is again. So this is the deal. The trial goes like this. (this test determines... Read more Chevron

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MsMary

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posted 10/19/2009, comments (2)

hot flashes

Good day to all. It has been a few weeks since I posted a blog but I am feeling better after I received my last treatment on 23 Sept. Thank God. Trying to get my energy back and taking one day at a time. The doctor started me on Taxmofin about a week ago. I had the hot flashes under control but after I received a... Read more Chevron

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