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Stage 2A PatientYeah!!!!! For you!!!! God bless
Comment 1I could feel my tumor shrinking too and I had a total response!! There was nothing left in the breast or nodes after completing 8 rounds of chemo. Good luck!! Keep envisioning that tumor GONE!!!!!
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Learning About Breast CancerYay I am happy for you! I have two more chemos and then I will be doing the happy dance with you! Do something special to celebrate this milestone! You've earned it. Vicki
1 comment 2Congratulations Kim! Another milestone completed on our road to recovery!!!!!!
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Learning About Breast CancerYAHOOOO! Each completed portion of your treatment plan is another step to getting back to normal life. This is a BIG ONE!!!! You go girl! Hang in there and take care, Sharon
2 comments 4Cancer loses!!! Good work Congrats
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Survivor since 2011Hi.
I suggest you visit with your doctor about the scabs after the mastectomy. I would think that different bodies heal at different rates. To have scabs 3 weeks after a mastectomy does not sound unreasonable to me, but then I'm not a doctor or a health care provider.
Hang in there and good...
Hi.
I suggest you visit with your doctor about the scabs after the mastectomy. I would think that different bodies heal at different rates. To have scabs 3 weeks after a mastectomy does not sound unreasonable to me, but then I'm not a doctor or a health care provider.
Hang in there and good luck.
~ Jo Ann, survivor since 2009
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Learning About Breast CancerI had a bilateral masectomy in May, got expandersat that time, but won't get implants until Feb. I had massive amounts of sernoma fluid for 10 weeks--600 to 700 ml. For 10 weeks. Then I got an infection that required IV meds 7 weeks. One expander came loose and had to be redone in August. I...
I had a bilateral masectomy in May, got expandersat that time, but won't get implants until Feb. I had massive amounts of sernoma fluid for 10 weeks--600 to 700 ml. For 10 weeks. Then I got an infection that required IV meds 7 weeks. One expander came loose and had to be redone in August. I am finally healing and look good.
I had a tissue expander placed at the same time as my mastectomy, and the slowly filled it starting just three weeks later. I started chemo after the mastectomy, so I have to wait 6-8 weeks after chemo is finished. I am sure each doctor has their own preferences for a timeline.
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Learning About Breast CancerLaura,
You WILL get back to running, weights, and all your activities! Just a Marianne says, your doctor will give you guidelines but they want us to get back to our normal lives asap. I am back to my normal life doing all the stuff I did with my horses before I had breast cancer. Women who...
Laura,
You WILL get back to running, weights, and all your activities! Just a Marianne says, your doctor will give you guidelines but they want us to get back to our normal lives asap. I am back to my normal life doing all the stuff I did with my horses before I had breast cancer. Women who have breast cancer and are treated just have a little blip of time in our lives when our schedules are a bit disrupted. The best advice my doctor gave me after my treatment was to "Go live your life!" Hang in there! Take care, Sharon
I agree I went to physical therapy before my replacement surgery, and after my replacement surgery. That is the best way to start moving. I agree listen to your body. Make sure you communicate to your Dr.
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Stage 2A PatientAfter I recovered from mastectomy And a miscarriage i walked -jogged- 3 miles every day. Then I was able to run 3-5 miles for the countdown to my chemo even that very morning before I received chemo I ran , my mantra was "screw u cancer , not gonna stop me".... Now im almost 6 weeks out of...
After I recovered from mastectomy And a miscarriage i walked -jogged- 3 miles every day. Then I was able to run 3-5 miles for the countdown to my chemo even that very morning before I received chemo I ran , my mantra was "screw u cancer , not gonna stop me".... Now im almost 6 weeks out of chemo but still getting Herceptin I'm back to running 3 miles everymorning "slow but steady " .. And i do strength training exercises , eventually I hope to train for a triathlon I'm no athlete by any means im just not gonna b taken down by this crap not gonna stop me ! You will get your running stride again , one step , one boob , at a time ;-)
Yes! You can do anything you work hard enough to do. We have cancer it doesn't have us. We have to be smart but we can do and be what want.
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Learning About Breast CancerThank you all for the lovely comments, I really can not believe how quickly it has gone. Good luck to all still in chemo it will be done before you know it , lots of hugs to all x x
Comment 1YIPPEE!!!! What a great place to be. You made it through the chemo and now on to another step.... closer and closer to the end of your treatment. We are all celebrating with you! Pony-Fur Hugs to you! Sharon
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