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Becky S. on August 7, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of breast
Employment Status:
Full-time physician assistant student - was supposed to graduate this year
Gender/Age:
Female/33
Type and Description of Treatments:
Bilateral Mastectomy with TRAM reconstruction done 7/10/13. Now awaiting oncotype of the tumor be...
How do you feel today?
Discouraged. I keep waking up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back to sleep due to a thousand thoughts running through my brain. I am frustrated with waiting...wanted to start chemo by now so it can be done before Christmas and my graduation from PA school, but we are still waiting on test results.
Continue ReadingDan R. on July 19, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma stage 4 on the right tonsil, 2 spots in my nasel cavity behind the nose.
Employment Status:
4 months to contract end date, then unemployed.
Gender/Age:
Male/54
Type and Description of Treatments:
8 weeks of targeted radiation therapy. Weekly chemotherapy for the duration. Cisplatin chemothera...
How do you feel today?
Tired. I lost 53 pounds during treatment and subsequent throat infections. Lying down in bed or in the recliner is still painful, so I'm not sleeping well. I try to rest a few times during the day. Overall I' think I'm Ok, I'm just trying to figure out what my new normal is. I'm not accepting everything yet. I'm going to get better, it...
Continue ReadingI was Diagnosed with:
breast ductal carcinoma in situ
Employment Status:
homemaker
Gender/Age:
Female/60
Type and Description of Treatments:
Last year 2012 I went for my yearly mammogram and I had to have it redone because they thought th...
How do you feel today?
Not bad. No Pain at all except when I wear the bras from the extra skin under my arms
Continue ReadingChristine G. on June 19, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage IIIc Infiltrating Lobular Cancer, Left; ER/PR+, HER2 Negative.
Employment Status:
Just about to be laid off :-(
Gender/Age:
Female/54
Type and Description of Treatments:
Bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction, 4/22/13. Chemo plan: 6 cycles of Cytoxan/Taxotere, ...
How do you feel today?
Amazingly good, considering the journey so far!
Continue ReadingKim B. on April 30, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage 1c ductal carcinoma in situ her2 positive
Employment Status:
At time of diagnosis... Childcare Home
Gender/Age:
Female/48
Type and Description of Treatments:
Lumpectomy followed by infusion of Adriamycin and Cytoxin every two weeks for a total of four tre...
How do you feel today?
It has been ten months since my last herceptin infusion. I thought I would bounce back in a short amount of time, but that wasn't the case. It has been a slow process getting my strength back. I am feeling much stronger now, but at first I tired very easily. After I gave myself permission to let my body tell me what I needed, and not b...
Continue ReadingJerri Mae R. on April 30, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage 3
Employment Status:
Medical Leave
Gender/Age:
Female/48
Type and Description of Treatments:
As I answered the phone on April 10th I heard the voice my surgeon, his voice was very gentle as ...
How do you feel today?
Today is April 30th, 2013 and I am now 11-days post-op; recovery stage is a bit more than I anticipated; however, I’m getting strong daily and getting ready to meet the oncologist for the Chemotherapy and radiation treatment plan.
Continue ReadingAmanda B. on April 14, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Breast Cancer
Employment Status:
Unemployed
Gender/Age:
Female/50
Type and Description of Treatments:
Lumpectomy October 2012. Radiation December 2012/January 2013 Ovaries removed 4/9/2013
How do you feel today?
Tired. Lack motivation.
Continue ReadingPatty M. on April 14, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Lobular Breast Cancer Stage 2-Right Breast
Employment Status:
Nurse
Gender/Age:
Male/58
Type and Description of Treatments:
Double mastectomy - Chemotherapy
How do you feel today?
I am feeling more like myself everyday.
Continue ReadingColleen S. on April 2, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Early breast cancer
Employment Status:
working
Gender/Age:
Female/51
Type and Description of Treatments:
Early stage breast cancer. See surgeon on April 10th and go from there.
How do you feel today?
I feel scared, angry, sad and lost.
Continue ReadingPatricia M. on April 2, 2013
I was Diagnosed with:
Rt.breast invasive to node
Employment Status:
leave of abscence,RN
Gender/Age:
Female/65
Type and Description of Treatments:
4 rounds of chemo. #3 coming up second of April. Cytoxan,Taxotere. Then radiation for however long
How do you feel today?
Feeling more comfortable with this whole scarf thing. I look at some people,and try to figure out what they're thinking. I stopped doing that today,and I felt more calm being in town,around people. Met with some co-workers,and I didn't realize how good that felt.
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