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Procedure or Surgery | Biopsy
While in procedure for biopsy, I had got pleural effusions and pneumothorax which kept me in the hospital for 3 days. It was supposed to be an outpatient procedure!
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
Feeling overwhelmed and scared
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Procedure or Surgery | Lumpectomy
Had a seroma and wound is still open and healing
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Other
I just started treatment with keytruda
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Celebration | Remission
First Mammogram after treatments were all completed showed cancer free
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Other Care | Herceptin
Continued receiving for a full year along with Chemo and radiation and after other procedures were completed.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
Lost hair, felt sick
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Other Care | Palliative care
After short chemo, had very successful hormone therapy for at least six years, then Ibrance for growing lung tumors
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Radiation | External radiation
Wasn’t bad
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Right now we are still trying to grips with t...
Right now we are still trying to grips with this new struggles in our lives. We are definitely scare and worry about the future
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Procedure or Surgery | Mohs surgery
I also had Basil cell carcinoma, so I’m going in every 3 months for full body rechecks , on both melanoma and Basil cell carcinoma
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Procedure or Surgery | Implant chemotherapy port
Anesthesia made me nauseous one full day.
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Procedure or Surgery | CT scan
CT scan after office sample taken and results given.
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Oh No | Cancer is back/Recurred
Diagnosed two weeks shy of 5 year cancer free milestone.
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Oh No | Cancer has spread/Metastasized
1.6cm nodule lower left lung Treated w/ SBRT 5 sessions of 10 gray each radiation Keytruda every 6 weeks nxt 2 years. No side effects yet. Still able to swim 3000+yds Mon-Fri 12-1pm.
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Procedure or Surgery | Surgery
Surgery to remove ovaries and lymphnodes
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Oh No | Cancer is back/Recurred
Cancer recurred in right ovary and 2 lymphnodes
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Celebration | Anniversary
I just realized I have not written in here for a long time but want to report that I've been healed for 5 years !!!
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Radiation | External radiation
Extreme fatigue
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Procedure or Surgery | Implant chemotherapy port
Port put in place in May 2020 - will remain in place for 2 years
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Celebration | Hair is back
It is only about an inch long and very gray, but is coming back!
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Celebration | Finished treatment
Final treatment end of October - confirmed with pet scan that cancer is no longer showing
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
First round of R-CHOP done 1/6/21
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Please take the time to read, the article spe...
Please take the time to read, the article speaks for itself. https://updates.clltopics.net/4936-avoiding-covid-19-infection
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
It all looked pretty innocent and it was good for a year but then it came back into lymph nodes
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
First time it was lump in breath and lymph nodes
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Oh No | Cancer has spread/Metastasized
Just happened two weeks ago. Cancer showing on spine waiting for PET scan
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First mammogram following diagnosis ...
First mammogram following diagnosis
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Procedure or Surgery | Lumpectomy
Also removed diseased lymph nodes
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Decision Point | I have asked my GI to refer me for a second opinion to deal with my UC.
I do have a virtual visit scheduled with a GI at Mayo Clinic in Florida, hoping an additional medication or a new medication can help with my UC.
