Table of Contents What Does a Healing Mastectomy or Lumpectomy Scar Look Like Week by Week? How Long Does It Take for a Mastectomy Scar to Heal? How to Care for a New Mastectomy o...
Table of Contents What Does It Feel Like When a Chemo Rash Shows Up? What Does a Chemo Rash Look Like? Is Chemo Rash Dangerous? What Causes a Chemo Rash? How Long Does a C...
Table of Contents My Breast Cancer Surgeries at a Glance Why Chemotherapy Came Before My Surgery Preparing for My Mastectomy What Kind of Mastectomy Did I Have? Why I Remo...
Table of Contents What Is Axillary Cording? My Experience with Cording What Does Axillary Cording Feel Like? Why Does Cording Happen? How Physical Therapy Helped Me Wh...
As both a physical therapist and breast cancer survivor, Dr. Crystal Champion shares what patients may experience during mastectomy recovery—from tightness and fatigue to restoring movement and con...
Dr. Crystal Champion is a physical therapist specializing in lymphedema management, cancer rehabilitation, and survivorship care. A three-time cancer survivor, she combines advanced clinical traini...
Behind the smiles and “you look great” comments, many cancer survivors are still carrying invisible struggles. From fatigue and brain fog to emotional trauma and lasting side effects, healing doesn...
Cancer isn’t only about treatment, it’s also about the quiet loneliness many patients face. When friends grow distant or conversations fade, the emotional impact can be just as heavy as the physica...
Chemotherapy and modern cancer treatments can affect far more than cancer cells. Many patients experience changes to their skin, scalp, nails, and nerve sensations that can impact comfort, sleep, m...