People Who Have Been Through Breast Cancer

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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

posted 11/22/2008, comments (17)|

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Arimidex side effects-mental and physical changes

I'm a cancer survivor. Two years past diagnosis and treatment. I was on tamoxifen for 18 months and then switched over to Arimidex about 6 months ago. I was conflcted about the switch but read that Arimidex had better results. For me, the side effects are tough to deal with. My hands ache constantly and tingle... Read more Chevron

posted 11/12/2008, comments (4)|

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It is hard to digest when I knew I got Breast Cancer

This happened in June 2007 .It is a rainy evening in the middle of my vacation in India it struck me that I need to make that long pending visit to a diagnostic centre for my mammography. My mother later described me as a free bird flying in sky getting the wings chopped off fell down to the bottom of a abysmal pit. The doctor at the... Read more Chevron

posted 11/11/2008, comments (2)|

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Jan is an author, survivor, and retired Genentech patent attorney

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A great resource!

Along with breastcancer.org and its discussion boards, this networking site is a fabulous place to connect and gather valuable information on breast cancer. Kudos to those who put this together. Jan Hasak author of Mourning Has Broken: Reflections on Surviving Cancer (Xulon Press 2008) www.janhasak.com

posted 10/31/2008, comments (2)|

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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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