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Recurrin Breast Cancer

In group: Patient Empowerment
Mary V-Dub
Mary V-Dub
Hi, I'm Mary V-Dub
Mary V-Dub
I had my surgery in July and am getting my mapping MRI for radiation completed this Friday. I want to share a tip for healing the scar(s) given to me by my wonderful surgeon. Vitamin E oil which yo...
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  • Sun Sep 8, 2019 · Like3

Group support

In group: Using Navigating Care
CYNTHIA S.
CYNTHIA S.
Hi, I'm CYNTHIA S.
CYNTHIA S.
Hi Dawn, You're not obsessing. This stuff is TRAUMATIC. My family basically did the same thing. I joined here and found some people who would listen. I didn't go to any south Florida support groups...
4
  • Sat Sep 7, 2019 ·

Pain on top of foot and on right side lower back

In group: Patient Empowerment
RICHARD C L.
RICHARD C L.
Hi, I'm RICHARD C L.
RICHARD C L.
My husband was on FOLFOX. To help my husband's neuropathy... I purchased "Therabath Pro Paraffin Wax Warmer" (I purchased this brand because I know it will last for years) and I would help him use ...
4
  • Sat Sep 7, 2019 ·

Tagrisso

In group: Patient Empowerment
NANETTE V B.
NANETTE V B.
Hi, I'm NANETTE V B.
NANETTE V B.
I have Stage 3 Lung Cancer. I started on Tagrisso 2 months ago. I have not have any side effects other than rash and dry skin. I will have a scan in October and am praying the medicine is working. ...
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  • Fri Sep 6, 2019 · Like1

breast cancer post-surgical drains

In group: Patient Empowerment
CINDY H.
CINDY H.
Hi, I'm CINDY H.
CINDY H.
Post #1 Those pockets are so helpful! I also have hanging pillows that I wore on my sides that were so helpful even months after the drains were removed. Check with other organizations for distribu...
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  • Wed Sep 4, 2019 · Like1

Tony

In group: Prostate Cancer Group
JohnDavid
JohnDavid
Hi, I'm JohnDavid
JohnDavid
You sound pretty good. I see my oncologist tomorrow for our monthly appointment and PSA test. I’ve been on Lupron and Zytiga since Oct ‘18, but had to switch to Xtandi along with the Lupron six wee...
2
  • Mon Sep 2, 2019 ·

Hodgkin's lymphoma

In group: Using Navigating Care
LAURIE H.
LAURIE H.
Hi, I'm LAURIE H.
LAURIE H.
Hi! I was stage 4 also. Although, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins. I have had psoriasis and it flared up pretty badly when I was diagnosed. That’s what it sounds like to me. There are different s...
4
  • Mon Sep 2, 2019 ·

Before a mastectomy

In group: Patient Empowerment
Elaine L.
Elaine L.
I'm Elaine L., and I'm a survivor of Breast Cancer
Elaine L.
A week out from surgery I kept thinking "I don't want to do this." Then I would answer myself with "You don't have a choice if you want to live." I was still thinking the same thoughts when they wh...
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  • Sun Sep 1, 2019 · Like2

hello there

In group: Young adults and the big C
CYNTHIA S.
CYNTHIA S.
Hi, I'm CYNTHIA S.
CYNTHIA S.
Hi Kat, You seem to have the right frame of mind to deal with all this. None of us actually knows what exactly is going to happen. Not even the doctors. Sure statistics are written, but....Keeping ...
2
  • Sun Sep 1, 2019 ·

Votrient

In group: Patient Empowerment
Ruth E S.
Ruth E S.
Hi, I'm Ruth E S.
Ruth E S.
I am 80 yrs old . Have (pleomerphic) rhabdomyoscaroma # 4 in my lungs.Started chemo July 2018, after surgery and radiation of the leg where it started. Votrient is the 5th cancer drug I have tak...
3
  • Sat Aug 31, 2019 ·

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