Diagnosis and Treatment

Had a pea size mole on left flank and removed January 9, 2019.
On Jan 25, 2018 I was diagnosed with Melanoma, surgery February 5th 2018 to remove and trace lymph nodes finding two with metastatic Cancer.
Apt with Oncologist and Brain MRI and PET scan. All Neg.
Went back for second surgery March 12, 2018 to remove remaining Lymph nodes. All…

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Breast Cancer

I wondered from time to time what I would do if I ever came Uppitylady1? with a cancer diagnosis. When I did find out I had breast cancer the news was delivered by a gentleman with his hand on the door knob who I felt. couldn’t<t get out of the room fast enough. That<s ok with me I wanted to leave too.
My thought about what to do mexy took me a…

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Multiple Myeloma Delete 17

In May of 2017 my GP ran some blood tests on me because I was complaining about being tired and my golf game was suffering. At the time I was just thinking it was old age creeping in. I thought she might give me…

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Stage 0 Breast cancer

My primary doctor told me “Hey you hit the 40 yr old mark, it’s time to get a base line mammogram”. I thought nothing of it. No big deal I have had one before in 2013. I wanted breast augmentation so I needed to have a mammo before the surgery back then. So I have my base line mammo, think However, when the radiologist called me back and said "w…

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Follicular Lymphoma

I just found out I have this, I have known something was wrong for a while. Glad they finally figured it out.
Mixed feelings, wanted to know why I was so tired and my legs would itch and drive me nuts. Once I found out it scared me to death.
I start my Chemo Wednesday, port will be put in Tuesday. I have read a lot of stuff and I am very fea…

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Cervical Cancer

Hi my name is Katrina Diaz I am 38 years old. I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer November 27th 2015. December 2015 I had a radical hysterectomy which biopsy was done and it showed negative signs of cancer. Then in July 2016 my cancer came back more aggressive and bigger than before. So I did chemotherapy every Monday for 6 weeks, external radi…

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Stage 3 Breast Cancer Survivor

Hello Everyone (waves)
My name is Pamela, and I was diagnosed with stage 3 Breast Cancer last November 2016. Just hearing those words took my breath away, as I lost one sister at the age of 31, 18 years ago. The thought of Chemo scared me so badly, but I knew I had to fight my azz off and i did. I prayed and gave it over to the Lord, a…

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MM Treatment Steps

I was diagnosed with MM Feb 2017 after having severe back pain, L2 was 20% gone, had kyphoplasty surgery to repair that before MM treatments could begin, 10 rounds of radiation then dex, revlimid, velcade and zometa. My blood results look really good and I get my bone marrow biopsy results July 24 to see if I’m ready for the stem cell transplant…

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Colon Cancer

I was diagnosed Stage 3 in 2011. Had a right hemicollectomy (16") and went through 12 doses of FOLFOX (and a DVT). Thought we were done.

I was diagnosed Stage 3 in 2012 (the cancer returned at the anastomoses). Another right hemicollectomy (8") and 12 doses of FOL FIRI (and multiple PE’s in all four quadrants). They checked to see if I ha…

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Stage 2 Lung Cancer

I was diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer in Nov.2015. I have finished chemo and radiation therapy. After my second ct scan, it showed tumor has shrunk about 1/2 and was hollow in the middle. After this third scan, the radiologist says there has been no significant change this time. And, no further treatment was mentioned. Just another ct scan in…

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