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Name:
Karen Lee Beck (kleebeck)

Member Since:
February 3, 2007

Location:
Denver, Colorado

Birthday:
October 24th

Type of Cancer:
Breast Cancer

Diagnosis Date:
June, 2004

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 2

Grade of Tumor:
Grade 1

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

Surgery:
Lumpectomy

Hormone Therapy:
Arimidex

Cancer Symptoms:

None. The lump was found on the mammogram and the surgeon said she wouldn’t have been able to feel the lump if the biopsy hadn’t enlarged it.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

All went well.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

July, 2004 to September, 2004 Sometimes when I swallow I start to cough. The esophagus was damaged. It will recover, but still hasn’t.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

I’m on Exemestane. That’s not one of the options in the box above. It makes me tired. Not if I’m driving or walking or doing someing. If I’m listening to a lecture or sitting in church, sometimes the tiredness hits. Doctors say it’s one of the side effects.

kleebeck's Cancer Blog

February 4, 2007

Hi everyone! Views: 113

Hi! I’m just new to this – or any – web site. I think it’s such a good idea to talk with other breast cancer patients. I’ve been cancer free for two and a half years.
My advice to those going through treatment or just finding out you have breast cancer is to hang in there. It’s one day – sometimes one minute – at a time. I have a good friend who had a double mastectomy, chemo, the works. She’s now had reconstruction, (Please, please don’t let a doctor tell you he can do the reconstruction when he does the mastectomy – it’s not a good idea. There can be many complications.). Anyway, she’s doing great now too! But as she and I have talked, it’s one day at a time.
Take care! More later.

Posted on February 4, 2007 at 8:40:09 PM by Karen Lee Beck ( Link to this post.

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Welcome Karen! Thanks for posting all the really nice comments today. So glad you found this group. Hope to hear more from you.

Posted on February 5, 2007 at 7:55:33 PM by jill

HI Karen, I am new to the site also. Welcome. Come and visit my blog.

Sherri

Posted on February 5, 2007 at 9:36:31 PM by karlak

So glad you joined! Your experience will really help those of us who are still in the battle.

Posted on February 6, 2007 at 8:37:01 AM by tanya

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