The procedure Brought my charms with me to get me through this final step! The day finally arrived! My port has been removed! Not sure what a port is? No problem - here's a link from Memorial Sloan Kettering if you want to know more. The most important thing is that mine is now out... Continue Reading →
Today I had my first check-up with my breast surgeon since I finished up all of my surgeries and treatment last year. It was not a terribly exciting visit, but that is fine by me! My last check-up with my surgeon's office was with the Nurse Practitioner and that one was really fast! The first... Continue Reading →
Right before my diagnosis in 2022 (left) and today in 2023 - shorter hair! A year in review It has been exactly one year. One year since my life changed forever. April 8th was the day I found out I had cancer. In fairness, it was the day that I was told I had Ductal... Continue Reading →
Anyone who has an illness that revolves around getting any type of scan knows the terminology "scanxiety." Personally, I sort of, kind of, find the term to be a bit annoying. Maybe it's annoying because the pun bothers me. Maybe it annoys me because I begrudgingly admit it's true, too. When I first received my... Continue Reading →
It's been quite some time! I actually intended to take some time away from my blog after I finished everything up in November. There was a lot to be done with preparing for Christmas. I'm sure there were some colds tossed in there as well. Then I thought I might keep the break going in... Continue Reading →
Infusion day pic! Very faint eyebrows! Today was my second of thirteen "maintenance" infusions of Herceptin. It was a pretty different experience from my first maintenance dose surprisingly. When I had my first maintenance dose on October 5th, I was only one week out from my chemotherapy. My labs were typical for the week after... Continue Reading →
Progress Update My stats just seem to be getting better! I'm really happy and relieved that my sleep is returning to its normal awesomeness. I'm still feeling pretty tired at the end of the day, but that could be normal since I feel like I've been really busy. I haven't had very much time to... Continue Reading →
Progress since the end of chemo Yesterday marks 2 weeks since my last chemo and I feel like there's been a very rapid improvement in just the last couple of days. I'm think my Herceptin infusion last week caused a bit of an inflammatory response especially since I'm still a bit off from the chemo.... Continue Reading →
Me at week 13! I can't wait until I can do my hair! It's been over 2.5 weeks since my last chemo treatment and I'm actually starting to feel that. This past Wednesday I had my first Herceptin-only infusion. Since I have never only received Herceptin I wasn't quite sure how that was going to... Continue Reading →
I will probably continue to do these progress updates until I'm done with my "active" treatment. That will be inclusive of radiation, but I will not consider the remainder of my Herceptin infusions and Tamoxifen as part of my active treatment even though it technically is part of it. I've had the same type of... Continue Reading →
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