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Breast Cancer
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Breast Cancer
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For some things that you may (or may not) know about me...click here I'm a Talent! You're a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You're determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of...
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"There is nothing colder than Chemistry" Anita Loos Strapped up with a cannular in a vein in my hand, feeling the cold drugs going up my arm and around my body was a terrifying experience. You can feel completely out of control - something is being done to you that you know is going to damage and hurt you. I took...
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Core Biopsy The Core Biopsy was taken once a problem had been highlighted through the fine needle aspiration and mammogram. This again used local anesthetic to numb the area and then a 'gun' was used to fire a core into my breast, removing a core of tissue for analysis. I was unfortunate enough to have to go through...
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This is in two parts, reflecting on both occurences of breast cancer in 2000 and 2005. Both times were frightening occasions, although by 2005 I had a much better idea of what to expect. Having someone with you is essential and I would recommend making a tape of the discussion as there is so much to take in. Part...
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Fine Needle Aspiration The Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) process seemed fairly crude, but this was the one which for me, highlighted that there might be a problem. After some local anesthetic, a fine needle is repeatedly used to puncture the breast tissue, drawing up fluid for analysis. For me, this indicated that...
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Sign My Guestbook View My Guestbook I try and reply to everyone who signs my guestbook. You can also contact me by email. I always welcome any feedback you have about my web site as well as any new information (books, coping strategies etc) that you would like to share. It has been lovely to get the emails and...
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...Necessity also is an object of exploration - Simone Weil Jan had undergone chemotherapy a year before me and sent me a piece about steel that she wrote during the first session of chemotherapy that she had. It helped her to clear the mind and focus on letting the drugs do their work. She said "It may be one...
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Mammogram My mammogram was taken at a specialist breast assessment center - purpose built unit within the hospital grounds. A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast where your breast tissue is squashed flat between two plates and then a 'photo' is taken. My experience of this was quite funny as the equipment must...
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I found a need to find out as much as I could about my cancer and what I could do to help myself. I quickly realised that there was so much that I could do to change my lifestyle and my outlook on life. For me, reading was a way to start doing this. Your Life in Your Hands-understanding, preventing and overcoming...
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Looking good, feeling good...... Well, I looked awful during the chemo and felt like I had been run over by a bus. At one point I described myself as 'Gollum' from Lord of the Rings, except he had much more energy than me.....! In the first week of the treatment I collapsed in bed, sweating the chemicals out from...
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"Don't be afraid that your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin" - Grace Hansen Having to go through this journey has meant that I have discovered so much about myself and those around me.I found that I had an inner strenght to deal with each new step, strenght that I didn't know I had. I discovered...
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Having a support network around you is vital to get through all of this. Different people will do different things for and with you - some people have been very good at writing to me, others have prefered to see me face to face and have popped in with news of the outside world. I have found it especially hard...
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This describes both the lumpectomy that I had in 2000 and the mastectomy of 2005. Surgery - Part 1 - 2000 Although a mastectomy (removal of the breast) was considered, my surgeon felt that breast conserving surgery was my best option. In May, I had a wide local excision which meant that additional breast tissue...
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There are a whole range of complementary therapies that can be used to supplement 'conventional' treatments. I decided to take full advantage of what was on offer from the hospital and have found great benefit in reiki, nutrional advice, foot massage and head massage. I do not look at these as a 'cure' for cancer,...
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"Leaving aside the bough that produced beauty's fruit, Inclining toward a bough that no such fruit does show" - Wallada In 2000, Radiotherapy and Tamoxifen were offered to me as the 'standard' treatment. After much soul-searching I opted for Tamoxifen only. I did not want to put myself through radiotherapy, when...
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What type of cancer? In 2000, my cancer was ductal carcinoma in situ. It is one of the earliest cancers and is noninvasive, contained within the breast duct. The danger this type of cancer is that if it is left, it can develop into a cancer which can spread. My cancer was a tubular cancer, grade 1 and was just...
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No Bra Required
Send via SMSBlogThis! No Bra Required Regular updates to my website following treatment for breast cancer. There is life after breast cancer and I am living it!! Wednesday, March 29, 2006 'No Bra Required' is the state of the upper part of my body. It describes where I am now, following breast cancer surgery and...
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Send via SMSBlogThis! No Bra Required Saturday, April 01, 2006 Adelaide Green Porridge Cafe posted by sooz at 9:10 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment Links to this post: See links to this post " rel="nofollow"> posted by @ Create a Link About Me Name:sooz Location:Brighton, well Hove, actually, United Kingdom My current...
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No Bra Required: Breast Cancer Fashion Show Photos
Send via SMSBlogThis! No Bra Required Regular updates to my website following treatment for breast cancer. There is life after breast cancer and I am living it!! Saturday, April 01, 2006 Breast Cancer Fashion Show Photos The photos from the fashion show for Breast Cancer Research are now in the ether - check this...
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No Bra Required: Diagnosis in writing
Send via SMSBlogThis! No Bra Required Regular updates to my website following treatment for breast cancer. There is life after breast cancer and I am living it!! Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Diagnosis in writing I received my diagnosis in writing from my oncologist, Richard today:Local recurrent invasive ductal cancer...
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No Bra Required: More photos
Send via SMSBlogThis! No Bra Required Regular updates to my website following treatment for breast cancer. There is life after breast cancer and I am living it!! Saturday, April 08, 2006 More photos More photos.....From the Fashion Show by a professional photographer (OK - Rachel , you are a professional, but...
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No Bra Required: Zoladex - 'Z' Day
Send via SMSBlogThis! No Bra Required Regular updates to my website following treatment for breast cancer. There is life after breast cancer and I am living it!! Thursday, April 06, 2006 Zoladex - 'Z' Day Today was 'Z' day - my monthly Zoladex injection. This supresses my ovaries and stops the production of oestrogen....
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No Bra Required: March 2006
No Bra Required Wednesday, March 29, 2006 'No Bra Required' is the state of the upper part of my body. It describes where I am now, following breast cancer surgery and reconstruction. posted by sooz at 4:46 AM 0 comments About Me Name:sooz View my complete profile Links Google News Edit-Me Edit-Me Previous Posts...
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No Bra Required
Send via SMSBlogThis! No Bra Required Regular updates to my website following treatment for breast cancer. There is life after breast cancer and I am living it!! Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Diagnosis in writing I received my diagnosis in writing from my oncologist, Richard today:Local recurrent invasive ductal cancer...
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