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Lesley L. on April 4, 2011
I was Diagnosed with:
Lymphoma
Employment Status:
unemployed
Gender/Age:
Female/55
Type and Description of Treatments:
Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Stage 4. Currently undergoing chemo. Just had my first 3 sessions cons...
How do you feel today?
Better than yesterday but still very tired. My body hurts, my eyes won't focus and I can't taste anything. Energy - what energy?
Continue ReadingLeticia T. on March 4, 2011
I was Diagnosed with:
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage IV
Employment Status:
unemployed
Gender/Age:
Female/50
Type and Description of Treatments:
Chemotherapy- Avastin Abraxene, Neulasta, Right Mastectomy, Radiation, Left skin sparing Mastecto...
How do you feel today?
Feeling good. Due for a PET Scan this month, Getting ready to get back to work. I will continue to have IV treatment monthly I have bone metastasis.
Continue ReadingSharice M. on February 16, 2011
I was Diagnosed with:
Update to Pancoast Tumor
Employment Status:
Long term disability
Gender/Age:
50
Type and Description of Treatments:
After my first entry into the Collective Online Diary Questionnaire,12/28/08, I had 1 surgery to ...
How do you feel today?
Today I feel great. It's been over two years since I made my first entry and at that time I really didn't expect to survive but I was writing like I was tough and could handle anything.
Continue ReadingKelly S. on February 8, 2011
I was Diagnosed with:
Ovarian Cancer
Employment Status:
warehouse
Gender/Age:
26
Type and Description of Treatments:
I had a full hysterectumy. I didn't qualify for chemo or radiation because I was in the 1st stage...
How do you feel today?
Today I feel pretty good. I'm 26 and have been going thru menopause for 2 years now. I still get hot flashes and have a very hard time sleeping.
Continue ReadingVictoria V. on February 5, 2011
I was Diagnosed with:
base of tongue cancer
Employment Status:
full time
Gender/Age:
/54
Type and Description of Treatments:
My treatment was a radical neck dissection, Chemo and radiation.
How do you feel today?
I feel absolutely fabulous. I have a issues with eating and I have a few aches and pains here and there however; I am alive and I love every minute of my life.
Continue ReadingKathi K. on January 28, 2011
I was Diagnosed with:
DCIS
Employment Status:
working 80% of full-time
Gender/Age:
56
Type and Description of Treatments:
Partial mastectomy, no lymph node involvement, radiation, one year of tamoxifen
How do you feel today?
Basically good. Tired & out of shape, but finally out of the 2+ years of long-term post-treatment fatigue.
Continue ReadingI was Diagnosed with:
Lymphoma
Employment Status:
Gender/Age:
56
Type and Description of Treatments:
Stage 2 Lymphoma, Chemo and radiation
How do you feel today?
Not good
Continue ReadingSue K. on September 18, 2010
I was Diagnosed with:
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Employment Status:
family medical leave
Gender/Age:
46
Type and Description of Treatments:
breast exam 7/13/10, mammogram & ultrasound 7/15/10, biopsy 7/16/10, dx with breast ca 7/20/10 & ...
How do you feel today?
A little better. I consider myself fortunate when I have energy to smile, laugh, & accomplish small tasks like a load of laundry.
Continue ReadingNoris L. on July 11, 2010
I was Diagnosed with:
Stage two Breast Cancer
Employment Status:
N/A
Gender/Age:
46
Type and Description of Treatments:
Chemotherapy, Surgery, Radiation, Her2 positive. Surgery was not available prior to the chemo bas...
How do you feel today?
I feel anxious and scared to this day I still feel that I don't know were I am going. My faith in God tells me that everything will be alright.
Continue ReadingJudith F. on May 23, 2010
I was Diagnosed with:
Papillary Cancer
Employment Status:
Unemployed
Gender/Age:
43
Type and Description of Treatments:
Full throidectomy at Memorial Sloan Kettering NY 2007. Medicine daily and calcium. I take levothy...
How do you feel today?
I feel so much better as it has been three years. I have follow up every 4 months. I get depressed as it has made me lose my last two great jobs. It's hard to keep starting over when I need to be available for my medical appts.
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