lisa
YOU DIDN'T SAY HOW OLD YOU ARE. ANYWAY YOU NEED TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT HAVING A MASTECTOMY (REMOVAL OF THE BREAST). MOST OF THE TIME, IT'S NOT NECESSARY. YOU WENT THROUGH CHEMO & RADIATION, BUT YOU DID NOT SAY IF YOU HAD A LUMPECTOMY ( REMOVAL OF THE "LUMP" IN YOUR BREAST AND NODES). YOU NEED TO REMAIN VERY CALM. CANCER IS NOT AS SCARRY AS IT USED TO BE. THERE ARE TONS OF INFORMATION FROM ASSOCATIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. TRY TO GET SOME ON LASER SURGERY IF IT HAS TO COME TO THAT POINT. NUTRITION IS THE KEY. WATCH WHAT YOU EAT. ELIMINATE FAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. EXERCISE OF COURSE. A DAILY WALK OF 30 MNUTES IS VERY BENEFICIAL. YOU NEED TO GET IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL HELP. GET TO THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR GUIDANCE BECAUSE BC IS A COSTLY DISEASE. TALK TO YOURDOCTOR ABOUT CLINICAL STUDIES. YOU MIGHT QUALIFY. NOT HAVING INSURANCE, YOU SHOULD INSIST ON JOINING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FOR NOW, JOIN A GROUP WITH WOMEN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. YOUR OCTOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO NAME A FEW IN YOUR AREA. YOU WILL LEARN A LOT FROM THOSE GALS. GOOD LUCK.