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1-2Years

On a scale of 1-10, today is a 8, not much pain...

Tina P. on March 22, 2010

I was Diagnosed with:

triple negative ductal breast cancer stage 2

Employment Status:

disability

Gender/Age:

55

Type and Description of Treatments:

4/09 lumpectomy w/node dissection 5/09 cytox./taxo. 2Q wks x4 rounds then 6wks of radiation initi...

How do you feel today?

On a scale of 1-10, today is a 8, not much pain, just fatigue. I generally feel tired like I'm just getting over a cold or flu while on chemo, take naps in the afternoons. Lung pain, shoulder pain only occasional since chemo. Appetite comes and goes, heartburn all the time with chemo both times, queasy more frequently with adrianmycin ...

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1-3Months

Grateful. Anxiety ridden. Fearful.

Janice G. on March 7, 2010

I was Diagnosed with:

Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Employment Status:

Self Employed

Gender/Age:

52

Type and Description of Treatments:

Lumpectomy, then Sentinel Node Biopsy, Beginning TC Chemo in one week. I then will have 33 radiat...

How do you feel today?

Grateful. Anxiety ridden. Fearful.

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1-3Months

I don't feel so good today. I am angry that I ...

Shelley H. on March 1, 2010

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage 2 Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Employment Status:

Fired now for the cancer

Gender/Age:

44

Type and Description of Treatments:

ABVD Chemo treatments every two weeks for a possible total of eight treatments. They are really ...

How do you feel today?

I don't feel so good today. I am angry that I had a good job going, and things were finally going well for me and my two children (I'm a single mom) - trying to get one through freshman year of high school and one through senior year (two boys). My employer just cut things off and left me with no money. I had a good job, but still l...

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6-12Months

While I am getting stronger, neuropathy in my h...

Marie N. on February 23, 2010

I was Diagnosed with:

NHL Large B Cell

Employment Status:

unemployed

Gender/Age:

56

Type and Description of Treatments:

Chemo-therapy: Rituximab,Doxorubicin hydrochloride,Vincristine,and Cyclophosphamide coctail - eve...

How do you feel today?

While I am getting stronger, neuropathy in my hands and feet continues to be bothersome. My hair is growing back (yeah!) everywhere. My nails are still baby fine and continue to shred and catch on everything. I am now off hormone replacement therapy and experiencing most of the symptoms of menopause - a double whammy - I don't know...

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1-2Years

GREAT !!! Just have to be tested every year now!

Michael W. on February 8, 2010

I was Diagnosed with:

Lymphoma of the brain

Employment Status:

Employed

Gender/Age:

52

Type and Description of Treatments:

Surgery to remove 1" X 2" gray matter behind right eye. Followed by chemo (chop) & radiation then...

How do you feel today?

GREAT !!! Just have to be tested every year now!

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6-12Months

I feel good overall, yet anxious about the next...

Pamela C. on January 26, 2010

I was Diagnosed with:

Stage IV Follicular Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (grade 2)

Employment Status:

Employed Full Time

Gender/Age:

38

Type and Description of Treatments:

8 Rounds of R-CVP Chemotherapy - every three to four weeks depending on blood count recovery

How do you feel today?

I feel good overall, yet anxious about the next couple of months. My last treatment is scheduled for tomorrow 1/27! Originally, it was for last week but my counts were too low so we postponed it.

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5+Years

Excellent. I am aware to stay active,exercise,...

Gail I. on January 11, 2010

I was Diagnosed with:

Ovarian Cancer

Employment Status:

employed

Gender/Age:

65

Type and Description of Treatments:

Chemo treatments of Cytoxan, Cysplatium, and Ariaycin 12 treatments three weeks apart.

How do you feel today?

Excellent. I am aware to stay active,exercise, eat correctly and pay close attention to my body. I do not have Osteoporosis because of the combination of diet and exercise.

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2-5Years

I have since gone to eating a vegetarian, plant...

Brian K. on December 23, 2009

I was Diagnosed with:

Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)

Employment Status:

Manager Independent Living Community (55+)

Gender/Age:

46

Type and Description of Treatments:

My name is Brian Kay; I am 42 years young and married to my beautiful wife Kadi. We have lived in...

How do you feel today?

I have since gone to eating a vegetarian, plant-based diet and feel better that I have ever felt before. I am also drinking ionized alkaline water. This is produced with the latest in water technology. This is a machine that is government approved as a medical device and is available here in the United States and many other parts of ...

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1-2Years

How do I feel today? Strong and Resilient are t...

Kristen N. on December 4, 2009

I was Diagnosed with:

IIA Ductal Carcinoma

Employment Status:

Unemployed

Gender/Age:

43

Type and Description of Treatments:

Bilateral Mastectomy with sentinel lymph node removal.

How do you feel today?

How do I feel today? Strong and Resilient are the words that immediately come to me. Tired and Raw are the words that sneak in when no one is looking. I have one final surgery left. Candidly, it's been a miraculous year full of ups and downs. My breast cancer is in remission and besides the on-going worry of recurrence; I am blessed to...

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2-5Years

Since this is the third time that I am scheduli...

Sarah P. on November 24, 2009

I was Diagnosed with:

papillary thyroid

Employment Status:

part-time under the table employment

Gender/Age:

29

Type and Description of Treatments:

11/2007 full Thyroidectomy 12/2007- Iodine radiation (oral dose of radiation 200mc) 4/2008 lymph ...

How do you feel today?

Since this is the third time that I am scheduling treatment and surgery I don't feel panicked. However my doctors have told me that they don't really understand why I keep getting lymph nodes that test positive in the needle biopsy. I may need to find a new doctor but I am not sure if that would help or just disrupt my treatment.

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