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hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Has anyone done this, if so, any results and does your insurance cover it? thanks
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I posted another blog post describing my day of surgery and recovery after this latest diagnosis
Today is two weeks and one day out from that day. It's amazing how fast the human body will recover. I never dreamed I would have come this far so fast. Compared to my previous most serious operation 11 years ago, this one was supposed to be much more serious, much harder to recover from with some serious possible…
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Do you keep your cancer to yourself or do you wear it on your sleeve?
I am happy to talk to anyone that wants to talk to me about it, but I don't spread it freely. I just feel funny talking about it still. Does it bother you to talk about it?
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When you start thinking about what could happen with your cancer diagnosis.......
What gives you Hope that everything will turn out alright?
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Have any of you lost your doctor that you had for years?
Mine moved to another hospital and now I feel lost.
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Procedure or Surgery | Chemoimmunotherapy
The side effects of the chemo treatment begin after 2 days. 6 days after the chemo, the side effects of the treatment are less noticeable/more tolerable.
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Procedure or Surgery | Fluid removed from lung
Having fluid drained was an easy (non-intrusive, 1 hour) outpatient procedure. After 1 day of "internal readjustment," I noticed immediate improvement in breathing, comfort, and stamina.
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Have you heard about a new type of radiation therapy called Halcyon?
It is said to be more precise and spare healthy tissue. Here is an article about it: https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2020/01/jackson-hospital-one-of-first-in-us-to-get-new-cancer-radiation-tool.html
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Procedure or Surgery | Implant chemotherapy port
Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
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Procedure or Surgery | Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Taking out 2 nodes was so much more painful than the lumpectomy. Side effect a nerve trigger point was impacted. Still at 3 weeks later I have severe nerve pain in my arm and shoulder. Devastating unresolvable pain.
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Procedure or Surgery | Lumpectomy
Not as bad as I had built up in my head.
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Oh No | Health insurance issue
Medicare doesn't want to cover me getting treatment at my place of choice. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
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Decision Point | Where to seek treatment.
I'm very lucky to live in Seattle and be close to great sources for care.
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
Aug 2019 Felt a hard pea size lump in breast. Thought period related. October 2019 lump is marble size. Nov 2019 lump is walnut sized diagnosed with invasive TNBC.
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I'm not sure quite how to take a statement from an acquaintance.
A friend, distant, but still a friend saw me in a local store the other day and was asking me about my diagnosis. After my giving her a rundown about what has happened and what treatments I have had, surgery, etc. and my current status, she then says, "well, you know you brought this on yourself don't you"? I almost fell…
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
RCHOP - in hospital 2 times because of chemo
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
non-hodgkins lymphoma found 2016
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Radiation | External radiation
Malignant melanoma found and taken care of when being seen by plastic surgeon
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Procedure or Surgery | Surgery
Lumpectomy-no palpable lump
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
now we have breast cancer 2013
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Radiation | External radiation
external and internal
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Procedure or Surgery | Surgery
Divinci method..went home same day
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Celebration | Anniversary
Today marks the 7 years since my surgery for stage II grade 3 Uterine Sarcoma. The prognosis after surgery was that it would return within 18 months. It has not returned big celebration today
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Implant and s lift
Currently I have a expander in my left breast they took actually I have got to save alot of my skin my ? Is the out come of the whole thing, implant
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I've read about chemo brain and I've heard the term chemo-fog.
Are these the same thing?
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Radiation | External radiation
To me it was just a pest honestly daily basis 30 days I had no side effects tight skin that's all
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Procedure or Surgery | Mastectomy
I got a spinal block too help heal and pain down if course drain bag and it was just a pest and I recovered great no affect hardly just my arm move move ment was limited and tight from river lymph nodes scaring was just a straight line in the middle recovering from surgery wasn't not bad it was just scared about the…
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Side Effects | Chemo brain
Well in the first wk severe bone pain, every time 3days after treatment , fatigue and hot flashes, memory loss baldness more no taste of food smells made me sick nueorpathy feet and hands weight gain and short of breath pain every where low blood pressure high sugar and foods I loved made me sick meat could not do terribly…
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Oh No | Many issues
Cancer cost me my life, kids,my license,my van could not work out of money for plates insurance no support nothing all alone I am blessed cancer free
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Have you seen the latest 2020 Cancer Facts and Figures from the American Cancer Society?
It's some pretty good news about the state of cancer diagnosis, treatments, and survival rates. Our blog post today has some details. Take a look here http://bit.ly/2Hbse71
