Thursday, February 16, 2012

All People Who Are Living In "Nashville"

yumers

learning from couples therapy

One of the things that binds me and the boyfriend together is our extensive experience with depression. Because of our shared illness, we’ve definitely accumulated some unresolved issues that influence how we think, and ultimately influence how we interact with each other. Nothing is really going wrong in the relationship, but I really felt... Read moreChevron
Tina

Tina

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41 year old Mother of 5 and Grandmother of 3

I am Fractured Not Broken

Thank you for you words of faith.  I was diagnosed 03/18/11 with DCIS if my left breast and was not expecting a mastectomy at all. When the Dr. told me that my whole left breast was compacted with the disease and this was the best treatment for me I got short of breath.  When I was told that a bilateral mastectomy was the overall... Read moreChevron
WillFightIt

WillFightIt

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Her2+, ER/PR +ve

Our first BIG cancer fight!!!

Its been 6 months since my cancer diagnosis and yesterday me and my husband had ourfirst BIG cancer fight; a fight related to my cancer and its side effects. Here is what I think is an impartial view; I had been taking letrozole (Femara) and zoladex (goserelin)as a part of a clinical trial, and since I am pre menopausal, this sudden medical... Read moreChevron
massagediva

massagediva

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Massage therapist. The irony is too great.

RA for 7 months

I was diagnosed with Ra about 7 months ago.  I feel like my life has been stolen. I have a very 'good' rheumy, but so far we haven't found the right cocktail of medicines to stop the horrible flares.  Now, normally my day job is that of a massage therapist.  I became a massage therapist, leaving a career as a theatre professor,... Read moreChevron
travelluver

Need Remission Reality Check

I've heard that us RA patients can have remissions but after 4 years with it, I haven't had one. 1st year did the steroids as needed, then went on to Methotrexate, then onto Humira for the last 2-3. Right now I do the Metho. once a week, Humira every 2 weeks, steroids as needed, Celebrex rarely, pain meds as needed. I have seen improvements... Read moreChevron

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