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Forum: Share Your Experiences Of Life After A Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Share your experiences of life after a breast cancer diagnosis and offer advice on how you cope with life's daily challenges, including how you develop a new daily/weekly routine while you deal with breast cancer.

• Marriage/committed partnerships-your inspirations, your stories

  1 Posts 112 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jan 30, 2016 01:14AM

  Latest post: Jan 30, 2016 01:14AM by Moderators

• Getting better with family

  1 Posts 17 Views

  Created by: Karmic108 on Feb 14, 2019 05:35AM

  Latest post: Feb 14, 2019 05:35AM by Karmic108

• 2017 Diagnosed-- A Place To Share "What's Next"

  1,295 Posts 15,787 Views

  Created by: DodgersGirl on Dec 1, 2017 03:07AM

  Latest post: Feb 12, 2019 08:46PM by DodgersGirl

• How has your BC experience changed you

  117 Posts 3,806 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Nov 18, 2014 06:56PM

  Latest post: Feb 12, 2019 02:12AM by ctmbsikia

• Cancer Patient's Bill of Rights

  1 Posts 19 Views

  Created by: santabarbarian on Feb 8, 2019 09:37PM

  Latest post: Feb 8, 2019 09:37PM by santabarbarian

• Stop Smoking Support Thread

  13,087 Posts 172,073 Views

  Created by: webwriter on Jan 14, 2009 10:42AM

  Latest post: Feb 1, 2019 12:15AM by ctmbsikia

• Diagnosed/treated 2018 -- Sharing our "what's next"

  48 Posts 539 Views

  Created by: Beaverntx on Dec 10, 2018 08:23PM

  Latest post: Jan 12, 2019 10:39AM by JosieO

• 2014 Diagnosed - How are you doing?

  26 Posts 506 Views

  Created by: PerAngusta on Aug 1, 2017 02:26PM

  Latest post: Dec 17, 2018 02:51PM by PerAngusta

• Strange Dreams

  6 Posts 83 Views

  Created by: Elizabeth9 on Jul 14, 2018 12:41AM

  Latest post: Dec 11, 2018 01:41AM by Denise-G

• Anyone else feel good, like they don't have cancer?

  67 Posts 1,400 Views

  Created by: illimae on Nov 18, 2017 07:02AM

  Latest post: Nov 2, 2018 02:45AM by miranda2060

• Today's article from Huffington Post

  1 Posts 39 Views

  Created by: ctmbsikia on Oct 31, 2018 09:05PM

  Latest post: Oct 31, 2018 09:05PM by ctmbsikia

• Lets talk mastectimy bathing suits

  27 Posts 297 Views

  Created by: mustlovepoodles on Mar 30, 2018 02:26AM

  Latest post: Aug 24, 2018 03:42AM by Dhanno

• Reactions of Friends

  22 Posts 545 Views

  Created by: miranda2060 on Mar 9, 2018 11:55PM

  Latest post: Jul 30, 2018 11:38PM by Piksie

• Detecting different odors since chemo and radiation therapy

  4 Posts 78 Views

  Created by: Annadj13 on Nov 2, 2017 05:35AM

  Latest post: Jun 20, 2018 08:04PM by Lula73

• Can stress alone can give you BC

  4 Posts 79 Views

  Created by: Dhanno on Jun 7, 2018 01:20PM

  Latest post: Jun 7, 2018 07:40PM by Egads007

• What is the usual Oncology follow-up

  6 Posts 131 Views

  Created by: mudd on May 31, 2018 09:17PM

  Latest post: Jun 1, 2018 06:36PM by mudd

• What Do You Appreciate most about your Doctors?

  8 Posts 109 Views

  Created by: sm627 on Mar 27, 2018 10:44AM

  Latest post: May 8, 2018 12:17PM by Meow13

• Feeling a little frustrated

  15 Posts 232 Views

  Created by: MusicallyInclined on Feb 2, 2018 03:36AM

  Latest post: Apr 26, 2018 02:09AM by MusicallyInclined

• Anyone diagnosed 2008 or earlier?

  4 Posts 85 Views

  Created by: swimjames on Apr 15, 2018 10:38PM

  Latest post: Apr 16, 2018 05:23PM by swimjames

• Going for a mole check at dermatologist - what to expect

  5 Posts 67 Views

  Created by: Paco on Mar 23, 2018 10:19PM

  Latest post: Mar 24, 2018 05:39AM by Georgia1

• Questions nurses ask at every appointment

  22 Posts 309 Views

  Created by: Paco on Mar 8, 2018 10:59PM

  Latest post: Mar 22, 2018 08:16PM by ksusan

• Should I post about my disease on social media?

  4 Posts 140 Views

  Created by: Traveltext on Mar 6, 2018 12:52AM

  Latest post: Mar 6, 2018 05:16AM by Traveltext

• Is there a Holiday or Vacation Spot for Breast Cancer Survivors?

  11 Posts 248 Views

  Created by: PerAngusta on Feb 14, 2018 01:21AM

  Latest post: Feb 17, 2018 01:06PM by marijen

• Being "forced" to volunteer

  19 Posts 318 Views

  Created by: rumba524 on Jan 17, 2018 06:05PM

  Latest post: Feb 7, 2018 08:21AM by Gumdoctor

• Anyone experienced hostility from loved ones?

  5 Posts 122 Views

  Created by: Ckat on Feb 5, 2018 04:07AM

  Latest post: Feb 5, 2018 09:24PM by Luckynumber47

• Feminism, time for change and cancer.

  49 Posts 755 Views

  Created by: runor on Jan 14, 2018 01:49AM

  Latest post: Jan 22, 2018 09:07PM by keepthefaith

• I Miss My Casual Relationship with Food

  44 Posts 1,075 Views

  Created by: Jojobird on Apr 6, 2017 07:35PM

  Latest post: Oct 29, 2017 08:34AM by Jojobird

• "Discovering Love, beauty during Critical times of your Life"

  2 Posts 82 Views

  Created by: kmimsrice on Sep 28, 2017 02:25AM

   

• First annual mammogram/US after DX

  2 Posts 87 Views

  Created by: BellasMomToo on Sep 23, 2017 03:20AM

  Latest post: Sep 24, 2017 08:33AM by edwards750

• Solicitation by Women's Cancer (don't think they're legit)

  12 Posts 189 Views

  Created by: inccmd on Aug 16, 2017 09:56PM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2017 11:33PM by neogirl