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More about medical error

By dribrook · Posted yesterday at 4:50 pm
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Medical and surgical errors increase malpractice lawsuits, the cost of medical care, patients’ hospital stays, and morbidity and mortality. I did not realize how common they are until I became a cancer ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply yesterday at 4:06 pm
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Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Angelina Jolie double mastectomy April 27th

By Lovetolive · New reply May 17, 2013
Discussion in In the news · 7 replies
http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/14/angelina-j olie-double-mastectomy-breast-cancer/?ic id=maing-grid7%7Cipad%7Cdl5%7Csec1_lnk3% 26pLid%3D312629 ...

It Just Hit me

By ifight · New reply May 16, 2013
Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 4 replies
It just hit me this morning that this is happening to me and not someone else!! It was accompanied by a full on Panic attack!!! Just needed know if others are or have experiences like this ...

Sources sought for article on BRCA genes

By John2 · Posted May 15, 2013
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From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, As part of followup to the news about actress Angelina Jolie and her preventive mastectomy, a senior writer for the health page of TODAY.com ...

Scans, when do the docs typically

By Harshsforddiesel · New reply May 14, 2013
Discussion in Surgery and other treatments · 5 replies
Just Curious as to whether or not scans should be part of my journey, if so, when and what scans....I did 6 months of chemo, had bi- lat mastectomy, with 13 lymph nodes removed, more chemo (still on ...

CHEMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By frisbee47 · Posted May 13, 2013
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Hi All!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for not writing before this, but SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much has happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went for my third Chemo on 3/27/2013. Got my neulesta Shot the day after! I got SOOOOOOOOOOOO Sick ...

Some Very Special Mothers

By Mickeral · New reply May 12, 2013
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Where there is no struggle, there is no strength… Oprah Winfrey@BrainyQuote Dear Fellow Travelers: May I offer a big Mother's Day salute to all of you ladies who face tremendous struggles against what ...

A lecture about medical errors

By dribrook · New reply May 11, 2013
Journal · 14 replies
I recently gave 45 minutes Grand Rounds lecture for the Departments of Medicine in Louisiana State University about medical errors I personally experienced as a patient with cancer. I also discuss their ...

Medical Errors

By dribrook · New reply May 10, 2013
Journal · 18 replies
The Washington Post Health Section published a story today about medical errors which included also my own personal experiences as a patient with throat cancer. I hope that this publication will contribute ...

Bra recommendation

By PatriciaJo · New reply May 7, 2013
Discussion in Life after breast cancer · 8 replies
A year after my bi-lateral mastectomy (with immediate reconstruction) and I still can't find a comfortable bra that doesn't cut into my underarms or under my breasts where the incisions were. After the ...

Hello....Im new here .......

By lilymay · New reply May 7, 2013
Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 14 replies
Hello, I am new here on the cancer foundation site. Im a 38yr old woman. Today I got a call from my obgyn doctor and he told me he got the results back from my mammo and ultrasound that I got done at ...

Long wait for exchange surgery

By Sn11 · New reply May 7, 2013
Discussion in Surgery and other treatments · 20 replies
I had a mastectomy in May 2012 and a tissue expander placed. I finished my fills in August but still don't have a date for the exchange surgery. I am fed up with being lopsided and having to "disguise ...

Tncb

By Deborah1001 · New reply May 6, 2013
Discussion in Surgery and other treatments · 1 reply
My niece is 50yrs old she has tncb stage 4 she is not good they are saying that none of the chemo are working and one have any answers ...

Severe Nerve Damage from Stg IIIC Breast Cancer

By nosbodd9255 · New reply May 6, 2013
Journal · 2 replies
Hello, I'm new to the area of Tri-Cities Tennessee and I am looking for friends for support. My story of Stage IIIC Breast Cancer started in November 2009. And it's a long story, not good, and I do not ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
Journal · 84 replies
As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

H.B. 609 - The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act of NC

By Mickeral · New reply May 4, 2013
Journal · 12 replies
Dear Fellow Travelers: I'm attaching some information about a bill that is working its way through the North Carolina state legislature. This bill entitled “H.B. 609 - The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act ...

Changes after year on Tamoxifen

By Sn11 · New reply May 3, 2013
Discussion in Surgery and other treatments · 3 replies
I have been on Tamoxifen for just over a year. Initially, I had just about every side effect there was but after about 3 months things settled down. I pretty much just had hot lashes which were more just ...

Not a Journal but blogs!

By American_Bedu · New reply May 2, 2013
Journal · 7 replies
Instead of journaling, I created two separate blogs. The first is American Bedu www.americanbedu.com American Bedu was created in 2006 and where I write daily posts on the life, culture, customs and traditions ...

Chemo leak into hand

By Rane84 · New reply April 28, 2013
Discussion in Surgery and other treatments · 4 replies
Hi all, I am writing on behalf of my mum who was diagnose with breast cancer. She had her 2nd chemo round on the 22nd of March. The chemo (doxorubicin) which was administered through an IV into a vein ...

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