A Consultant's take on Fighting Breast Cancer
Chemo Status is Green. Still feeling good! Had a great weekend and ready to take on the week! All current side effects are managed with eating healthy, which is something I enjoy doing anyway. Waiting to see what happens with my hair, apparently 1% of people keep their hair – how lucky do I feel…
After deciding I will “shed” my hair instead of fighting to save it, my next hurdle is wigs. I looked around a bit and quickly decided on working with Jennifer at Hair with Care (Thanks to Missy for the referral). Her boutique is in my Cancer center so it couldn’t be more convenient and it was very clear after a Read More …
Chemo Status is Green. Feel good so far! Great weekend and ready to hit the week running! A little slow in the morning, but after acupuncture and lunch I’m feeling good!
Day One Done! And for those who want the abridged version: it went very well! I’m feeling good and treatment was a walk in the park. I’ve been told though the next few days will unveil my fate, but so far I’m feeling great with so many caring people and new friends! For those who want the play by play: Read More …
A seemingly easy decision has proved to be one of the most stressful I’ve encountered. My hair. As you know I love my hair, it hides my face as only it can. Once I wrapped my head around losing it (pun intended), it seemed easy – I just needed to decide which wig to get…Then more options emerged including Cold Read More …
Because I am a pro at Dr’s appointments, I decided to keep my yearly Dermatologist appointment. As a person who’s 70% covered in moles/freckles, I figured might as well find some skin cancer now – maybe there’s a special on cancers or they can do chemo for both (that’s how it works right?). Good news though – I was cleared Read More …
Successful day – Port chemotherapy surgery compete! All went well. I took a much needed nap on the operating table and woke up with a new friend, Portia. My neck was a bit sore and I had a panicky moment when I thought it swelled up but then remembered there’s a port under there. Phew. The soreness was quickly remedied Read More …
We’d love for you to join us May 5th for the Race for the Cure Walk (now named the More than Pink walk). We’ve already got 16 people and $950 raised! Sign Up Here Or Donate to the Team
Finally some good news! My PET Scan came back clear! It hasn’t spread, and I believe they have cleared the suspicious Lymph Nodes. From my non-professional calculations, this makes me a Stage 1 but I won’t officially state it until I hear it from the Doctor. I assume bribing the doctor to give me a Stage 1 diagnosis is not Read More …
Thanks to everyone who was able to make my last minute Cancer Coming Out Party! Thank you to Rachel, Lauren and Cynthia for helping with the party! What a great way to kick off this journey with such love and support! Thank you to everyone for the flowers, cards, and donations! We raised $2,154 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Read More …
Today I got my breast cancer treatment plan!
It’s amazing how quickly you become an expert while you are waiting for your treatment plan!
As some of you already know, on 3/21 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. It has been a hard few weeks, but we’re happy to have our plan of action. With that, I’ll be starting Chemo the week of 4/16 for ~20 weeks through 8/31 if all goes well. Then we’ll get about 4 weeks before surgery. I’m lucky to Read More …