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RE: First Response
By janedoe7, 5 months ago
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Talking About Cancer
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| I can see that! Not very encouraging. What I can't stand is "That sucks!" So many people said that. That is super unhelpful for me, but I've actually seen that on lists of responses that cancer patien... | ||
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Biopsy Results
By jleeh, 5 months ago
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Effects on your mind
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| I had my procedure done at KU on a Friday morning and had results by Monday at 8:00AM. | ||
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First Response
By jleeh, 5 months ago
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Talking About Cancer
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| Anyone else annoyed that when you share a diagnosis the first reply is, "oh no i am so sorry". | ||
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Anything help with neuropathy?
By jleeh, 5 months ago
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Effects on your body
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| Has anyone found anything that can help with this? My mom really struggles with this in her hands. | ||
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RE: Dr. DeSouza
By jleeh, 5 months ago |
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| Thank you for sharing! | ||
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Acupuncture for Cancer Care
By janedoe7, 5 months ago |
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| I have not used them myself, but at a cancer event I picked up a brochure for a place at 80th and Ward Parkway called Elements Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Their brochure says that they collabor... | ||
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Started a few months after the end of treatment
By janedoe7, 5 months ago
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Effects on your body
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| I developed fibrosis a few months after my final radiation treatment. I first noticed pulling in my collarbone on that side when I would lean over but I didn't put two and two together. Then I devel... | ||
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BRCA testing
By momoftwo, 6 months ago
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Treatment Decisions
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| Hi, I did genetic testing because my father had prostate cancer and we were told there may be a genetic link between prostate cancer and breast cancer. If I was BRCA positive, I would have opted for a... | ||
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Implants vs tissue flap reconstruction
By momoftwo, 6 months ago
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Treatment Decisions
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| Hi, I had the option for reconstruction using silicone implants or my own tissue. I opted for silicone implants. While the idea of a tummy tuck sounded nice, I was told that if I fluctuated in weight,... | ||
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Nipple sparing surgery
By momoftwo, 6 months ago |
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| Hi, I had a double mastectomy and asked my surgeon to do a nipple-sparing surgery, provided she got clear margins. If she could not get clear margins, please take the whole breast. She was able to get... | ||
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Dr. Michael Farber
By janedoe7, 6 months ago
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Radiologists
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| I highly recommend Dr. Michael Farber of Diagnostic Imaging Centers. He found my invasive lobular carcinoma at Stage 1, which is AMAZING because ILC is a sneaky cancer that is hard to find on mammogra... | ||
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In the first year
By janedoe7, 6 months ago
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Effects on your mind
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| Hi, I finished with active treatment about six months ago. I have already had two mild "scares" that I had to do MRI's for but all was good. I feel like I'm still in the halo from treatment so nothi... | ||
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New research on prevention
By janedoe7, 6 months ago
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| If you're reading this it might be too late, but there is new research on preventing severe radiation dermatitis that came out in 2023. They had me wash with a chlorhexidine body cleaner (like Hibicl... | ||
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Dr. Brad Koffman
By janedoe7, 6 months ago
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Radiation oncologists
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| I had 20 rounds of radiation with Dr. Koffman at Menorah. He is a very nice, caring doctor. The appointments always ran on time if not early, and his staff was very friendly. They greeted me by nam... | ||
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HER2+
By Iamasurvivor, 6 months ago |
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| I was diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer in early 2022. My treatment plan included one year of Herceptin treatments spaced every 3 weeks apart plus 6 treatments of chemotherapy, a lumpectomy and 3 we... | ||