Comments (21) | Post a CommentBe Patient With Your Hair After Chemo
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Apr 01, 2007, 4:37 am PDTSome women, though anxious to get their hair back after chemo, are startled to see that the color and texture are different from before. There are, however, several good reasons to wait before attempting to…Read More
Creating Breast Symmetry
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Mar 29, 2007, 5:20 am PDTSymmetry is the mission of any good plastic surgeon, especially when it comes to breast reconstruction. If you were to put together the left breast of a favorite movie star and the right breast of another movie…Read More
Getting the Right Support After Prophylactic Mastectomy
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Mar 13, 2007, 7:18 pm PDTI remember an e-mail from a woman who had a prophylactic mastectomy, removal of a healthy breast to lower the risk of getting breast cancer. She wrote about the sense of loss she experienced after surgery. The…Read More
Choosing to Delay Your Breast Reconstruction
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Mar 04, 2007, 5:51 am PSTSome women assume that if they don't have breast reconstruction at the time of their mastectomy surgery, they will have burned a bridge and lost their opportunity to have reconstruction, period. Thank heavens…Read More
Is Your Doctor Telling You What You Need to Know?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Feb 12, 2007, 5:34 pm PSTNot enough time is being devoted to teaching women about their breast cancer treatment and what to expect from it. I've reached this conclusion based on the thousands (yes, thousands) of emails I receive each…Read More
Are Breast Cancer Rates Really Going Down?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 9:52 pm PSTEvery year at this time, cancer doctors and researchers gather at the annual Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, to hear the latest news in the field. This year we heard surprising news from…Read More
This New Year, Commit to Your Breast Health
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Jan 04, 2007, 11:54 pm PSTAs you reflect on the past 12 months and gear up for 2007, what commitments are you ready to make for the year? Losing weight is probably on everyone's list, but how many of your other resolutions focus on…Read More
'Forget the biopsy. Just take the tumor out!'
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Dec 27, 2006, 2:13 am PSTYou've been told you have a solid mass in the breast that warrants a biopsy. You are scared, perhaps even pertrified. Your first response is, "Don't do a biopsy. Just take the tumor out. Now!" If you had it…Read More
The Healing Effects of Journaling
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Dec 24, 2006, 5:11 am PSTYou may not see the value of committing your thoughts to paper, but I'll try to convince you anyway. After my own experience with breast cancer, I'm convinced that journaling during breast cancer treatment…Read More
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