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Don't know what to do already
- By Dolphinlady · Posted November 19, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- I finished my WBR on 9/9/09. I spent that week and the next two days weaning off the steroids which were awful. I gained 20 pounds on them and was bouncing off the walls. Since them I've steadily decline ...
Treatment is over now what
- By GraceStacey · Posted November 15, 2009
- Discussion in Life after breast cancer · 7 replies
- I finished taxol 2wks ago now I am being expanded for 3mths and then implants. I am not happy with the way the expanders feel and look what did other women do in this situation? Also the hair coming back ...
Mother
- By LaGata · Posted November 10, 2009
- Journal · 19 replies
- My mother passed away ( A euphamism I've learned to deal with.) on October 30th, shortly after midnight. The funeral was on November 3rd. The cancer that caused her death was not breast cancer, it was ...
What to expect-stage 4 breast cancer-a good friend...
- By Faith33 · Posted November 9, 2009
- Discussion in Surgery and other treatments · 2 replies
- Hello, Im new to this website..and was relieved to find this site.. A good friend of mine has stage 4 cancer and just found out yesterday that it is in her lungs. she had a "window" placed in the lining ...
just got implants
- By jillyw · Posted November 1, 2009
- Discussion in Life after breast cancer · 3 replies
- Well, After four months, my expanders were removed, and my implants were put in.(two weeks ago) What a difference. It's definitely taking some getting used to, as in anything, but I got a good report ...
Stress??
- By carolAnn2 · Posted October 29, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Is it horrible for me to say that since I have all 3 kids in school full time, I swear Ive been feelin better?!I havent (knock on wood) been laid out on the couch in a while. Its crazy!!! Though I can ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
BRAIN CHEMO
- By lulupanache · Posted October 22, 2009
- Discussion in Symptoms · 1 reply
- who as had this peroblem, where you loose concertration, forget things yoe were going to say,, you think is menopause but just look at brain chemo, then you know your not going roung the bend ...
how much did you want to know about your illness
- By lulupanache · Posted October 21, 2009
- Discussion in Living with breast cancer · 0 replies
- l waned to find as much as l could asl was wanting to know everything that l had, how log, what was goin to happen, was lgoing to live, what quwstions could l ask, what was involved, this is mel can't ...
chemo brain or fog chemo.
- By lulupanache · Posted October 21, 2009
- Discussion in Living with breast cancer · 0 replies
- well this is a subject l find very intersting, have you heed of it, l had not, untill l starting getting mixed up could not hold a conversation as l would be half way through and foget what l was talking ...
20 mile walk, 5 year survivor, Life Moves on
- By MariaKaminski · Posted October 19, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I just completed my second annual 20 mile walk for breast cancer awareness. I am, just this year, a five year survivor and off all chemo. Now it's on with the show as they say, or as I would say, life ...
Had a funny thought . . .
- By margaret27217 · Posted October 7, 2009
- Journal · 15 replies
- and I've decided that for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I'm going to walk around with my shirt off!! That way everyone can see my lumpectomy scar on the right, along with the caved in armpit. On the ...
I am turning into a serious KLUTZ!
- By Lr24 · Posted October 4, 2009
- Discussion in Living with breast cancer · 0 replies
- For the past few months (probably longer) it seems like I fall down very easily. We recently moved and have been unpacking boxes, trying to get organized, etc... so maybe the klutzy-ness has something ...
Lifestyle causes cancer? No way!
- By LaGata · Posted October 1, 2009
- Journal · 23 replies
- As a friend and I were chatting today, she asked a question and I answered automatically. Then I wondered if I was right and went looking for answers. The question was how long has breast cancer been ...
My Sweet Maggie went to stay with Jesus
- By Velvetpep · Posted September 30, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- So sad to say..on 09/09/09 Sweet Maggie Mae almost 13 years old. went to stay with Jesus My oldest Blue Chihuahua We miss You Maggie ...
Scared and worried for my father
- By Saraegoetz · Posted September 27, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Hello to you all! I am writing a journal entry in the hopes someone will have some information or some advice for me and my family. My father was diagnosed with stage 4 male breast cancer in February ...
New photo
- By LaGata · Posted September 25, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- Okay, after all this time, I've put Oliver's picture away and here is a photo of me, less than a year ago but before the Stage IV diagnosis or hair loss from being back on chemo. I hope I don't frighten ...
10 year survivor, may have to face it again.
- By carole338 · Posted September 22, 2009
- Discussion in Living with breast cancer · 3 replies
- I wanted to raise the balloons and shout Hurray and share my story as a ten year survivor this April, but my 10 year mammogram came back uncertain. I went for a 6-month follow-up and now need to go back ...
New to this site
- By minniemouse592000 · Posted September 14, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- I am new to this site, I have been a member of the lung cancer alliance survivors support group. My but in June I had stage 11B t2 3 1/2 centimeter IDC AND had surgery on that and then when threw 5 weeks ...
TB Test?
- By TwinFlower · Posted September 11, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- I have applied for a job in our school system and have to get a TB test. My oncologist says it is ok, but I am reading that I may get a false positive reading due to my immune system being so shot. I'm ...
