Liz’s Story
Short years after receiving surgery, chemo and radiation for vaginal cancer, I was diagnosed with stage two estrogen + breast cancer.Removal of both breast and also 24 lymph nodes from
Short years after receiving surgery, chemo and radiation for vaginal cancer, I was diagnosed with stage two estrogen + breast cancer.Removal of both breast and also 24 lymph nodes from
I developed secondary lymphedema after a Modified Radical Mastectomy of my left breast in spring 1999. At the time there were no treatment centers in my area. My oncologist treated
I have always been an active person, a coach, an athlete, an active member of society. In 2010 I noticed that my legs were getting bigger but I didn’t know
I was diagnosed with stage 1 estrogen receptor positive breast cancer in Oct of 2011. Nov 29, 2011 I had a left lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy. I had 7
Hi. I am a 33-year-old man who worked 90 hours a week as a diesel mechanic until a traumatic injury changed my life on Dec 23 2011. I was working
Medicare is my primary insurer… it is often assumed that if Medicare won’t pay, neither will your secondary insurer. This is what I was told, so I paid for my
I had breast cancer surgery two years in which 20 lymph nodes had to be removed since several were found to be cancerous. As a result I have had to
I have breast cancer and had a double mastectomy 2 years ago. I have triple negative breast cancer. Only my left side was affected by the cancer, but I opted
Twenty years ago when a woman was diagnosed, all her lymph nodes were removed and biopsied. Thankfully, that is not the way it is done now, and that is a wonderful improvement. But
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