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Protect your skin

First post and replies | Last post by SharonT, 7 months ago

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I did fine with radiation but wanted to mention that the radiation field was bigger than I thought it was. I probably should have realized that it wasn't just going to hit my breast, but I didn't think about that until about the last week or so when I started to get red on my chest. I did a good job moisturizing my breast but wasn't putting the cream everywhere I should have. The redness on my chest faded and the orange-peel texture returned to normal, so all good. By the way, the cream I used was Phys Assist Oncology Cream for Pre-Mid-Post Rad...

By SharonT 7 months ago

Change how you think about chemotherapy

First post and replies | Last post by Iamasurvivor, 9 months ago

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Chemotherapy is the drug that will save your life. I was so scared when I heard I needed chemotherapy (I started chemo 3 weeks after my initial diagnosis). I didn’t want to lose my hair or feel sick. But my friend told me to think about it differently. She said chemotherapy is your friend. It will save your life. It will kill the cancer. I changed my mentality and faced it head on. After my 1st and 2nd chemo treatment I could feel that my tumor had shrunk to almost nothing. By the time I had surgery the doctor was just removing a withered up d...

By Iamasurvi... 9 months ago

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