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3-6Months

My LIFE

Mary C. on March 8, 2013

I was Diagnosed with:

non-hodgkins lymphoma large B cell

Employment Status:

R.N. on short term disability

Gender/Age:

Female/57

Type and Description of Treatments:

R-CHOP evey 3 weeks x 6 treatments completed. Went for second opinion , doctor want me to undergo...

How do you feel today?

I am feeling ok. Some aches and pains but nothing to stop me in my tracks like before. My biggest concern is the extra treatments - first the toxicity of the drugs, transfusions, new PICC line inserted. I had a clean PET scan on 1/2/2013 after 4 treatments. These new treatments are a precaution because I had aggressive bone involvement...

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5+Years

Catch up

Kathy V. on February 13, 2013

I was Diagnosed with:

Breast Cancer 2009

Employment Status:

Full-time

Gender/Age:

Female/49

Type and Description of Treatments:

Had 3 lumpectomies in 2009 followed by chemo and radiation.

How do you feel today?

Ok, just a few side effects leftover from the chemo.

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2-5Years

2-5 Years Since Diagnosis

Barbra T. on January 18, 2013

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage IIIB Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (3 tumors) in Left Breast

Employment Status:

I was fired from my job as a litigation paralegal while going through chemo because I became too ill to work.

Gender/Age:

Female/60

Type and Description of Treatments:

Left Mastectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy Right Prophylactic Mastectomy Chemo: Adriamycin and Cy...

How do you feel today?

My cancer is in remission (Whoo hoo). I still have terrible neuropathy in both feet and both hands, worse in my feet. I still am extremely fatigued and have chemo brain, but otherwise I am alive and am doing well.

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3-6Months

Blessed

Susan B. on January 6, 2013

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage III C Papillary Serous Uterine/Cervix

Employment Status:

Short term disability

Gender/Age:

Female/64

Type and Description of Treatments:

Surgery October 10, 2012, First Chemo October 18, 2012 Taxol and Carboplantin, just finished my f...

How do you feel today?

I am blessed, after chemo have four to five days of feeling pretty bad, joint and muscle pain then unable to sleep for two to three days after that then good. Goal was to return to work on a reduced hours but never could get things worked out so still on short term disability.

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2-5Years

Lost Survivor

Diane T. on December 28, 2012

I was Diagnosed with:

Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Stage II, Estrogen Positive

Employment Status:

Unemployed. No Income. No Insurance. Last job (in 2009) let me go when I became ill. Had a discrimination case. Depressed and Frustrated with job prospects.

Gender/Age:

Female/41

Type and Description of Treatments:

Had chemotherapy from September of 2010 until November of 2010 (Cytoxin and Taxotere). Had a mast...

How do you feel today?

I don't feel good mentally. I am having a hard time dealing with the financial devastation that cancer left behind. I am having a hard time dealing with the grief and the loss I have encountered. I still have fears about the cancer returning.

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6-12Months

Wow! What Just Happened?

Geri M. on November 21, 2012

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage IV Follicular Lymphoma

Employment Status:

getting ready to return to work F/T after 4 month medical leave of absence

Gender/Age:

Female/51

Type and Description of Treatments:

6 rounds of Rituxan and Bendamustine infusion, once every 4 weeks

How do you feel today?

I have a good amount of energy today, and am feeling both grateful and at peace.

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0-1Months

I was expecting this.

Marc P. on September 28, 2012

I was Diagnosed with:

Heptocellular Carcinoma (Primary Liver Cancer)

Employment Status:

Full Time

Gender/Age:

Male/63

Type and Description of Treatments:

So far I have had one TACE procedure. (TransArtirialCatheterEblation)

How do you feel today?

I feel OK. I don't feel phyisically different, knowing that I have Cancer. I have been dealing with the side effects of Stage four Cirhosis of the Liver and chronic hepatitus-C for about 5 years. So I can't say that anything has really changed.

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6-12Months

Wow... what a whirlwind.. Six months!

Tammy L. on September 18, 2012

I was Diagnosed with:

intermediate grade invasive ductal carcinoma

Employment Status:

full-time

Gender/Age:

Female/42

Type and Description of Treatments:

six months of chemo, followed by 30 radiation treatments... and I'm done!

How do you feel today?

Blessed. Relieved and yet still, honestly, a little anxious. Anxious that I could have to fight this battle again in the future. It was a long six months; but I realize I am very lucky... could have been a very different outcome, had I not found it so early. Glad that I don't have to drive 70 miles, 5 days a week for treatment, becaus...

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1-2Years

Survivor designs radiation gown!

Maria L. on August 27, 2012

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage 1

Employment Status:

Full Time

Gender/Age:

Female/52

Type and Description of Treatments:

Two Surgeries, six weeks radiation Therapy

How do you feel today?

I feel good!

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5+Years

Living with cancer- not dying of cancer

Margot Larson on August 25, 2012

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage 3 NSC Lung Cancer Right lung

Employment Status:

PT - Consulting Practice

Gender/Age:

Female/66

Type and Description of Treatments:

In 2007, Etoposide and Carboplatin plus Radiation. Late 2008 Alimta along with prednisone to de...

How do you feel today?

I feel the best I have since diagnosis - oh maybe a little older but I have energy and stamina back. I can garden, clean house and am able to exercise. I feel blessed that I am doing so well at the 5 year mark.

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