Tag: breast cancer
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Seasons Greetings
I’ve wanted to pop in and say hello for a while and kept forgetting. Thank you, chemo, for the short-term memory loss. And, you know, for still being alive and all that. I have so much to update! I’m still cancer-free. YaY! I’ve been to my oncologist, gynecologist, and my breast surgeon for regular exams […]
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Chemo Brain Revisited
Today I realized the importance of the after c part of this blog. I thought all the important stuff was in all the during posts. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I worked this morning, then made lunch before I had to go to an appointment with my oncologist. As I was putting my sandwich […]
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No news is good news!
Y’all. I’m so sorry it’s been over a month since my last post. Since this is a cancer blog, that’s a good thing, right? I really want to include some of the life after cancer stuff, so I’m sorry about that. First things first (priorities!!), Barkley is doing great. He’s 12 weeks and had some […]
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It’s the little things
I think I’ve used this title on a post before, but it still apples! It always applies. Sometimes the littlest things mean so much. The polish on my toes had faded pretty badly, it was also Christmas themed, so ta-da! I went with something bright and sparkly, something happy that would remind me that spring […]
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3 more months
Another doc down! I went for my one month follow up at the plastic surgeon today. He said everything looks great. He felt around and said I don’t have any fluid build up and everything is healing nicely. Big change from the major surgery in May. BIG change. I go back in three months. The […]
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Doc update
Nothing exciting. He recommended half a Benadryl to help me sleep. Labs looked good. I don’t need scans unless my labs come back abnormal, so that answers that question. And that’s it! I like those kinds of appointments. I’ll be there again in January for my shot, then my next appointment with labs is April […]
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Another post-op update
I’m about 4 weeks post-op, and all my wounds are finally completely healed! Both breasts and my belly are sealed and don’t look too bad. I think I mentioned that the incision on my right breast, aka no nip, was kind of gnarly and open when the steri-strip came off about 2 weeks post-op, so […]
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Conflicted
I’ve been lucky. I’m going into 2019 cancer-free. I have friends who are not as lucky. There are many people who aren’t as lucky. It’s just one of my motivations for joining the Relay For Life. Around this time of year, we often think about resolutions. We think about what we want for ourselves in […]
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Drain free!
Can you believe I was more excited to share the info about the Relay for Life than I was to share the news that I’m drain free?! Hopefully for the last time ever! So Dr. H pulled the last drain on Monday. He also said everything looked great, and my follow up is scheduled for […]
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