After being in remission for 12 years and having a lumpectomy on left side, chemo and radiation, I was diagnosed 5 weeks ago on right side this time. No choice but to have my breast removed and then go back and remove the left. While in the hospital, I developed …
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Hi, I am the mother of 2 young boys. When I was 46, I found a lump under my arm. After having it checked and about a million tests, I was diagnosed with IDC. I did 6 months of chemotherapy every week for about 4 hours. I lost my hair, …
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I was diagnosed a year ago on Nov. 8,2016. The day my life officially changed. I went through a single mastectomy and chemo with my 19-year-old playing nurse. I had radiation and am now on tamoxifen for ten years. I am a single mom with two young ones still with …
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I was diagnosed in June 2012. In July 2012, I decided to have a bilateral mascetomy. I had stage one cancer. When the test results came back after surgery, they showed the cancer was forming in the left breast. If I had just removed the right side, I would have …
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I found lumps in my right breast and arranged an appointment with a nurse at my doctor’s. The day of my appointment, the nurse had apparently been told that her department was going to be downsized. All she could talk about was her job loss. She gave me a brief …
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May 26th, 2015, I received my routine mammogram results with the diagnosis of DCIS. After the biopsy, I was told that if I had to have breast cancer, that’s the one to have. Due to my extensive family history of breast cancer; my mom died of age 36, my sister …
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I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer on February 3, 2017. I also had cancer in a lymph node. Through my chemo, I was receiving strong medication because my cancer was aggressive. I will admit that I was scared because I have never been sick. I started praying, asking …
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I was watching my favorite show, Wentworth, for the 6th time, and one of the characters found a lump, which turned out to be cancer. I never check myself, but I finally did. Well, I found a lump in September. I didn’t do anything about it because it scared me. …
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I’m Jamie. I’m 39, and I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer on July 13, 2016. I had 8 rounds of chemotherapy and 6 weeks of radiation therapy. I had my mastectomy on March 6, 2017. My husband, children, step children, and family have been by my side through …
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On April 1st 2008, I was at the beach with some friends. I went to adjust my bikini top, and on the top of my right breast was a lump. It was 28 days until my 30th birthday. I knew right away it was cancer. I had lost both of …
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