Three Words Change Everything
By Kalli Beck on June 24th, 2015 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyEditor’s note: The following post was originally published on the Just Three Words site in May 2014.
When I graduated college I was excited to be starting the next chapter of my life. I was sure that by the next year I would have found a cool job, possibly in a new city, and enjoying establishing myself as an adult. I could never have imagined …
Bald, Fat & Crazy: Wig Shopping
By Stephanie Hosford on June 18th, 2015 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyFrom the Publisher: When Stephanie, an occupational therapist, tri-athlete, and mother of one, was 37 years old, she was in the midst of adopting a daughter from China, had accepted she wouldn’t get pregnant again after four years of trying, and was deciding what to wear to her 20th high school reunion. But her focus quickly changed when she discovered a hard, chick-pea-sized lump …
Breast Reconstruction Q&A with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Implant Reconstruction
By Kris Conner on June 11th, 2015 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWelcome to our breast reconstruction Q&A blog series with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S. of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA. In this installment of our series, Dr. Sullivan answers your questions about reconstruction using implants. Stay tuned for future blogs in which Dr. Sullivan answers questions about flap reconstruction (using your own tissue to recreate the breast).
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Hugs and Drugs
By Laurel May Bond on June 8th, 2015 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyEditor’s Note: This piece was originally published in June 2012 at www.canceristhenewblack.com.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Amma is an Indian woman who travels around the world giving out hugs. She’s hugged millions and millions of people and in the process collected a large following who claim she’s a saint and has special healing powers. She’s on a U.S. tour now, …
We Hear Your Frustration With Low Libido and Vaginal Dryness!
By Michael Krychman, M.D. on June 3rd, 2015 Categories: Sex MattersWe know that reclaiming your sexual self after a breast cancer diagnosis can be incredibly challenging. It doesn’t help that there are no approved drugs for lowered libido (sexual desire) in women, and while there are many treatments approved for vaginal dryness, none have been approved specifically for women who’ve had breast cancer. And many vaginal dryness treatments carry warnings and precautions for women who’ve …
