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October 30, 2018 · Breast Cancer,Emotional Health,Sexuality,Anger
Before my diagnosis, breast cancer to me was a pink ribbon or a woman bursting through a marathon...
October 15, 2018 · Breast Cancer,Cancer Future,Living with Cancer,Cancer Free Plan,Remission
Here is what I have to look forward to:More plastic surgery within the next three months- nipple...
October 3, 2017 · Breast Reconstruct,Breast Cancer,Reconstruction,Breast Surgery,Breast Construction
I finished my last radiation procedure on March 24, 2017. Following that, there were regular...
March 24, 2017 · Breast Cancer,Support,Appreciation,Happiness,Friends Family
I was completely overwhelmed with the amount of love and support I received from friends and...
February 14, 2017 · Breast Cancer,Radiation,Radiation Treatment,Radiation Therapy,Lymphnodes
The final step in battling the cancer was radiation. This is to essentially pulverize any...
October 26, 2016 · Breast Cancer,Hair Loss,Chemotherapy,Losing Hair,Chemotherapy Effects
The doctors had told me that I would lose my hair on the 13th day after chemo. Like clockwork, my...
October 13, 2016 · Breast Cancer,Chemotherapy,Chemo,Chemo Treatment,Treatment
After healing from the mastectomy, I started chemotherapy – October 13, 2016 – I had a total of 4...
October 13, 2016 · Oncotype DX,Breast Cancer,Genetic Testing,Genomic Test,Chemotherapy
What is the Oncotype DX test?   The Oncotype DX test is a type of genomic test that will allow...
September 27, 2016 · Port Surgery,Port Insertion,Chemo Port,Chemotherapy,Breast Cancer
PORT SURGERY A port is a small disc made of plastic or metal about the size of a quarter that...
September 19, 2016 · Fertility,Breast Cancer,Pregnancy,fertility consult,Egg Freezing
The doctors told me I needed to think about how this would affect my fertility. The chemotherapy ...
August 30, 2016 · Breast Fills,Breast Cancer,Breast Expanders,Reconstruction,Breast
This photo captures what the breast expanders look like. They're hard and sit very high. A...
August 26, 2016 · Breast Cancer,Surgical Drains,Post Surgery Drains,Stripping Drains,Mastectomy
The drains were a really yucky part of the process. After surgery I had four drains (2 on each...
August 25, 2016 · Pathology Report,Breast Cancer,HR Positive,Carcinoma,Stage 2 Cancer
The oncologist came in to tell my family and I that the results of the pathology report were back...
August 24, 2016 · Mastectomy,Breast Surgery,Breast Cancer,Cancer Surgery,Surgery Recovery
I was operated on at Moffitt Cancer Center on August 24, 2016. I had a double or (bilateral)...
July 12, 2016 · BRCA Test,Breast Cancer,Genetic Testing,Cancer Risk BRCA,BRCA Gene
The BRCA Test consisted of spitting into a tube several times after rinsing your mouth thoroughly...
July 7, 2016 · Breast Cancer,Double Mastectomy,Mastectomy,Breast Removal,BIlateral Mastectomy
When I heard the diagnosis the thought of dying didn’t cross my mind. I knew it had been caught...
June 28, 2016 · Breast Cancer,Ductal Carcinoma,in Situ,Stage 0 Cancer
I returned to the surgeon’s office the next day. He had my results. They had found a tiny cancer...
June 15, 2016 · Breast Biopsy,Breast Cancer,Aspiration Biopsy,Core Needle Biopsy,Ultrasound MRI
Your doctor may recommend a breast biopsy if:You or your doctor feels a lump or thickening in...
June 14, 2016 · Breast Cancer,Breast Lump,Cancer Screen,Milk Duct,Infected Duct
I immediately went to my primary care doctor about the lump. I still didn’t have it in my head...
April 30, 2016 · Breast Cancer,Breast Lump,Milk Duct,Infected Duct
In late April of 2016, I noticed a lump had formed just outside of my nipple on my right breast....
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