Just diagnosed with cancer - need milk for 3 month old
Re: Just diagnosed with cancer - need milk for 3 month old
milkymama83- Posts : 12
Join date : 2012-04-17
Location : Northwest Arkansas
Re: Just diagnosed with cancer - need milk for 3 month old
I'm not sure how much milk I'll collect but I will be willing to ship it to you. I just don't know how to do that yet or how much it will cost.
WalkInLove- Posts : 7
Join date : 2012-03-30
Location : Ephrata, PA
Just diagnosed with cancer - need milk for 3 month old
My name is Jen. I live in New Bern NC. I am 30 years old, mother of 9 year old daughter, 5 year old son and 3 month old daughter Marley.
I was just (last week) diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. I solely breastfeed Marley (to the point where I took no pain medications after surgery as not to interrupt nursing!)
Unfortunately the cancer is a little worse than originally thought and I have been instructed that I will not be able to breastfeed AT ALL after the next surgery and radiation (in 2-3 weeks).I even considered "pumping and dumping" for 6 months to rid my body of radiation, but was told that lactating while receiving the I 131 iodine radiation would most likely result in breast cancer.
Donor milk never occurred to me, but Marley actually saved my life in that the benign mass on my thyroid (pregnancy hormone related) is what lead us to find the cancer. If it wasn't for the pregnancy related cyst, the cancer may have gone undetected for too long.
I want the best for my daughter. I have been an ER nurse for almost 9 years now, so I would simply request basic blood work (OB workup fine) and medications taking.
Thank you ladies for all you do. Marley has never had formula and I do not want to start now.
ncjen- Posts : 3
Join date : 2012-03-27
Age : 42
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