Acw's Journey with Breast Cancer
Survivor: Breast Cancer
Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: about 5 years ago, Female, Age: 53, Stage IIB, HER2 Positive: No, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Yes
Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: about 5 years ago, Female, Age: 53, Stage IIB, HER2 Positive: No, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Yes
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Acw
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 4 years agoHealth insurance issue
Oh No
I had no insurance when first diagnosed.
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Acw
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 4 years agoHad to decide if I had enough resources to cover a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound.
Decision Point
I was encouraged to apply to the hospital's outpatient clinic for those without health insurance and they worked me into their system fast.
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Acw
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 4 years agoOther
Oh No
Oh no, it really IS cancer after biopsy, now what do I do? I also need a job.
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Acw
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 4 years agoYay I was offered a job at the hospital, what I had wanted for 5 years!
Celebration
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Acw
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 4 years agoOh no, now I have to adjust my start date so I can have surgery first.
Oh No
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Acw
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 4 years agoLumpectomy
Procedure or Surgery
The surgery was more disfiguring than I thought it would be and pretty painful. The pain in my armpit from the sentinel node dissection carried on as well. Pain lasted for a long time, which surprised me.
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Acw
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 4 years agoBody part/function
Loss
My breast no longer looked like mine, it was scarred and looked like it belonged to someone else. I was very afraid of my boyfriend's reaction to it.