My Left Breast

[...] the bones, liver, lungs or brain. The first time I really had a clear understanding of metastatic breast cancer was when my oncologist explained it to me during our discussions about my treatment [...]

[...] Five years ago today I found the lump in my left breast.  I’ve been trying to figure out what to say about it and what to call today.  Is it an [...]

[...] strange companion.  It’s been growing in me, kind of like the cancer that started in my left breast 4 1/2 years ago, and is festering in my mind. I can’t seem to avoid thinking about [...]

[...] Welcome to the new and improved My Left Breast! For a long time I’ve wanted to move from my simple site on Blogger to WordPress; spending [...]

[...] . My OBGYN was the one who communicated to me that the radiologist thought the lump in my left breast was cancerous.  I’ve known my OBGYN for many years and appreciate his candor and style of [...]

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[...] Today was my 6 month checkup at the cancer center.  I go twice a year to have blood work done and meet with my oncologist.  It’s usually crowded [...]

[...] also be great if you would consider buying a copy of the book and donating it to your local cancer center or hospital.  I know that my cancer center had a reading center with books and pamphlets for [...]

[...] had a client who worked with Dr. Susan Love.  As soon as I told my client about my breast cancer diagnosis, she said that she would hook me up with Dr. Love.  I thought it was all pie in the [...]

[...] it makes me happy. How about you?  What’s changed in how you prioritize life after your breast cancer diagnosis or similar life changing experience? [...]

[...] so it was frightening but at least I already knew, respected and trusted him. But in a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment plan, you’ll meet with many new doctors over the course of your treatment [...]

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