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my breast cancer journal I was diagnosed in October 1996 with infiltrating ductal carcinoma (the most common kind of breast cancer, not the worst kind, not the best kind). My treatment consisted of chemotherapy, mastectomy surgery, radiation and more chemotherapy. I have been in remission since my surgery in January of 1997. 
my breast cancer journalMy age on diagnosis my breast cancer journal41
my breast cancer journalMy age now my breast cancer journal52 and a Grandmother!!!
my breast cancer journalMy treatment:
my breast cancer journalOctober, 1996 
through January, 1997		 My First Chemotherapy DaySurgical Biopsy

Bone scan;
Abdominal CT scan;
Chemotherapy before surgery :
Adriamycin, Cytoxan, 5F-U:
Three treatments three weeks apart.
my breast cancer journalJanuary, 1997 My mastectomy surgery dayModified radical mastectomy.
my breast cancer journalFebruary, 1997 My Radiation TreatmentsFive weeks of radiation
(five days a week).
my breast cancer journalJanuary, 1997 through
my breast cancer journalAugust, 1997		 my breast cancer journalMore chemotherapy :
--Methotrexate, Cytoxan, 5-FU
(at three, then four-week intervals--
eight more treatments in all)
AlternativesAlternatives  AlternativesGuided Imagery
Alternative TherapiesNutrition
my breast cancer journalSeptember, 1997 my breast cancer journalFree at last!
my breast cancer journalJune 8, 1999 A Visit to the VeterinarianCat Tale
my breast cancer journalJuly 15, 1999 A Visit to the VeterinarianYet another test
August 1August 1, 1999 CautionLiving dangerously...
August 8August 8, 1999 Movie ReviewMovie Review
August 22August 22, 1999 Poetry CornerPoetry Corner
August 22April 30,2000 Sort of fired, anywayI Got Fired
02-02-02February 2, 2002 Groundhog dayI Can Still Do This ..
02-02-02October 20, 2002
and June 28, 2003		 October 20Glad to Still Be Here

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