Diagnosed with Cancer, Am Pregnant and Will Have My Breast Removed in 16 hours

If you know someone who had cancer while being pregnant, or personally went through this please send an email to me at ceo@sup.biz or post a reply here.

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July 12th

Here are some pictures from Before and After:

Looking at Ultrasound pics with Mother-in-law the evening before surgery

Close Up of My Baby's Face in 4D ultrasound the Afternoon Before Surgery

In recovery an hour after closing me up

Getting my Appetite Back in a Big Way the next morning

Leaving MDAnderson to go home

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July 9th

After getting diagnosed yesterday at MDAnderson, I decided I was not going to hide the fact. I am really scared for my life and for the life of my baby. At the same time, I can not help but to worry how people will look at me with only one breast. They are also going to have to remove a large portion of my back. The back skin and the back muscle will be used to cover the hole where my left breast and chest muscle will have used to have been.

The good news for everyone reading this is that I should be back from the hospital by Monday and able to work from my computer out of my bed. I am a strong willed woman and I plan to heal quickly. The other partners of the company met last night and decided to donate a portion of all the profits to breast cancer research. I cried when I saw that they had placed the pink ribbon on the logo today.

My twitter account, that was initially used for updating on Sta.rtUp.biz, is also going to be used for updates on my battle, which I will win. Please take a moment to sign up to follow me on Twitter and tell your friends about it. I would like to share my story every step of the way.

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MDAdnerson has informed me that I will be the 6th pregnant woman in medical history to have a mastectomy. They also told me that there has been less than 100 documented cases of pregnant women with cancer since they started tracking in 1991. I hope that by getting my story out, that I will be able to connect with some of the other 98 or so women that have gone through what I am going through now. This is the only way that I will find answers because the doctors say they can give no answers with so few statistics.

So please share this post with everyone you know. Hopefully, the power of business networking can lead to me finding answers and spreading awareness at the same time. Little did I know that a few weeks ago while watching how Twitter was changing the way we see Iran, that I would be using it to find answers and support in the fight of my life.

My surgery is at 6am Friday morning. I should be able to give a twitter update in the evening or dictate it to a family member to tweet it for me. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read this and for forwarding this message on to all of your contacts.

If you know someone who had cancer while being pregnant, or personally went through this please send an email to me at ceo@sup.biz or post a reply here.

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Natalie Regoli
CEO, SUp.biz
Future Cancer Survivor and Mom

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Permalink Reply by Habsah61 on July 13, 2009 at 5:21pm: Blessed both of you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Terah Logan on July 13, 2009 at 6:09pm: You will most definatly win!
Congrats on your new baby!
What a life you both will have!
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Permalink Reply by howard helfgott on July 13, 2009 at 8:27pm: Wow NaTALIE, a speedy recovery to you. Please let me know where i can send you some samples and then you can order wholesale our Ganoderma Very Healthy Organic Coffee or Tea. i heard many amazing testimonials from many people who had great results and felt better after. see http://www.myganocafe.com/ecafe7 all the best,

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Permalink Reply by Lea on July 13, 2009 at 9:53pm: You are such a special person, Natalie.

You give so much support to others in business, and now you are
giving of yourself in one of the toughest situations in your personal life.
My heart goes out to you, and prayers are going up!
Thank God for the little miracles that have happened so far...

Hugs
Lea
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Permalink Reply by Stan Scott on July 13, 2009 at 10:33pm: Natalie,

I am following you on Twitter now.

My daughter's best friend was diagnosed with uterine cancer when 6 months pregnant. The tumors were small (they found them during the ultrasound) and she was able to go full term. The tumors were removed when she gave birth, but it was scary.

I am sorry you have had to go through the mastectomy when doctors are getting so very close to alternatives to surgery. I write a blog on cancer research and keep up on developments in the field. There are procedures coming out of the labs which will help many avoid having to go through what you did.

I went through a double mastectomy and follow-up activities with a wonderful lady friend a few years back. It was very hard on her although she is a strong lady. Unfortunately, as a result of the chemotherapy she has developed heart problems. My mother wasn't so lucky. She died of tissue damage done by chemotherapy after a double mastectomy. Take care when a doctor says "chemotherapy for insurance against recurrence."

I hope you have no further problems and give birth to a healthy, happy baby.

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Permalink Reply by Andrea of Internet-Creatives.com on July 14, 2009 at 12:29am: I can hardly believe what I'm reading! You're a strong woman, as you say, and determined, so your recovery is sure.

In the meantime, know that you're in our thoughts and prayers.

Thanks for being strong enough to share your experience with us. I'm going to make sure all of my checkups are up to date - I've been far too lax. Thanks for the reminder of how important it is to be vigilant!

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Permalink Reply by Dr Deborah Barry on July 14, 2009 at 1:21am: You blow me away, Natalie. A colleague of mine has a show, "The Beautiful Women Project"

It is an art exposition of plaster casts of women's torsos - some of which are women who have had mastectomies. When people come to see her show, they often tell her their stories. I'll send her your story for you.

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Permalink Reply by elisabeth zingerle-vanduffel on July 14, 2009 at 5:42am: Nathalie, I have been there, in 2004 2 cancers where diagnosed in my body (1 in the breast-one on an "ovaire".
I had chemo, radiations and several operations but I am still here.
Optimisme is very important in your case and as long you don't have metastases you will be ok.
You will see, believe me, I am still here and doing fine!
Love
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Permalink Reply by Lesly Federici RN, CWC on July 14, 2009 at 6:06am: Hi Natalie,
I am still looking. I am thinking of you. Blessings.
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Permalink Reply by Debs on July 14, 2009 at 6:14am: You are so brave to make the decision to share your story when you have had so little time to get used to the idea of this situation yourself. My prayers are with you and your baby; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Starjoy on July 14, 2009 at 11:12am: Hi Natalie,

You are full of courage and strong!!
I will pray for your speedy recovery.
Sending you love, light and healing.
Best wishes to you and your family.

Cheers,
Joanna
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Smoley on July 14, 2009 at 12:55pm: In China, there is a complementary treatment for cancer. It is a form of Qigong called the Guo Lin Family Qigong. I have been taught this form by my father-in-law, Dr. Zhou Peigen of Shanghai. If you go to www.JadePowerQigong.com, I have Guo Lin's story. She was also a cancer survivor, stage 4. I send the .pdf file of the Guo Lin Family Qigong form without charge to anyone who asks for it. There is an e-mail link to get this information.; ▶ Reply to This