breast cancer

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Hi my name is Jackie.I am new here. I don't no much about breast

cancer except i have it. Was told by my family Dr. on July 13th after

biopsy comfirmed this. Aug 2,2006 i had tumor removed from right

breast. It was 1.8 cm. Before this i had found a lump in my lower

right breast .It was hard and hurt when i pushed on it . I did not

have insurance until after biopsy and it was comfirmed . Then Tenncare

had to put me back on it. We live off my husbands S.S.D.I. so our

income is little over $1100. a month. My husband gets SSDI because he

had a ruptured brain anerysem May 26,1999. I lost my work credits

staying home to care for him. When he got well enough for me to go

back to work i was not well enough. i have osteoarthric in both knees

and lower back. I keed knee replacements when i turn 55. We dont get

food stamps because income is little over limet for family of 2.Now i

have breast cancer and have so much stress over it makes hard to

deal with so much at one time that i stay so depressed. just getting

back and forth to get radiation treatments cost money we don't have

for gas. I also am worried when they start me on them pills to keep

cancer from comeing back that it will make my arthritic worse and how

will i deal with pain . even after i get rid of the cancer am scared

it will come back. just have to much to deal with and i cant let my

husband no what i am going through in my head because he is like a 12

yr old in the head. Can everyone please pray we get through this.

Thank You Jacquline