Breast Cancer - People Who Are Living With Breast Cancer

doodlebug's mom

posted 04/22/2008, comments (4)

doodlebug's mom

I am a 35 year old dental assistant and mother who has just been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. There is no history of breast cancer in my family. I found the lump on April 1st in the shower. I went and saw my docotr the next day. An mammogram and ultrasound were completed on April 9th. On April 14th I was... Read more Chevron

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Mari

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posted 04/16/2008, comment (1)

Help Please

I need some advice please. I was suppose to fly to the cancer treatment center in chicago on the 20th of April for a consultation and then tomatherapy radiation. My husband just found out today he got laid off of work. Through his work he has really good insurance. I am afraid now that I will not be able to go to chicago... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/11/2008, comments (2)

Stage IV from the start

I received an initial diagnosis of Stage IV bc with mets to the lungs.

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posted 03/25/2008, comment (1)

Still Learning...

Despite all my research, despite reading the wonderfully informative and often entertaining posts from the women on this site, I still couldn't have predicted how I would react to my breast cancer surgery and chemotherapy. I learned more about myself through this experience than any other. Since my last post, I have had a lumpectomy, a... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/29/2008, comments (14)

Breast Reconstruction After Masctectomy and Radiation - What's Next with Lipo, Implants

Hey everyone! I wanted to tell you guys about my recent visit to a plastic surgeon to discuss my breast reconstruction. I had a mastectomy in January of this year and I also had 7 weeks of radiation that I completed at the end of March. I knew that I can't have a reconstruction until about 6 months after my radiation, but I went ahead... Read more Chevron

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