The Only Step-by-Step, Day-by-Day Guide for What to Do Before, During, and After Breast Cancer Surgery, Chemotherapy, and Radiation Find out: - One easy way to prevent nausea during chemotherapy - Why you should get a dental appointment before you start treatment - Which single clothing purchase will permit easy post-surgery movement - What you must do now to prepare for the cancer vaccines of the future - Where to get free housecleaning, restaurant meals, & gifts - One easy way to have a (relatively) pain-free recovery from surgery - Which everyday food interferes with chemotherapy - What you should tell your child's teachers - How you can schedule your surgery to improve your outcome - Which simple precaution you must take on airplane flights - One way to get 12 weeks of medical leave without losing your job - Where to sign up for dozens of free spas and retreat vacations The book includes specific checklists for dealing with the procedures, treatments, preparation, and follow-up that breast cancer patients require, including lumpectomy, mastectomy, reconstruction, post-surgery recovery, drainage care, pain management, infusion port insertion, prosthesis purchase, chemotherapy, radiation, Herceptin, Tamoxifen, Lupron, aromatase inhibitors, triple-negative diagnoses, lymphedema management, and clinical trials. The book also helps you manage your health, your family, and yourself, including checklists for finding an oncologist, a surgeon, and other health professionals; organizing your health insurance records, obtaining various products and aids that will make you more comfortable during and after surgery and chemotherapy; checklists to help you organize your children, your family, your friends, and your job; and much more. This is the book every breast cancer patient needs.