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 →
This was the day I have been waiting for since I first learned I was going to have to have radiation therapy. I was so nervous about the idea of having radiation, even back when I thought I only had Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS). Chemo was scary, but I wasn't nearly as nervous for... Continue Reading →
Obviously, I'm not writing this on the day of my 18th treatment. That was back on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, and we had a lot to do (or at least I did!). But before we get to that - how did my 18th treatment go? Very well! This was my second boost treatment. Unfortunately,... Continue Reading →
Only THREE treatments left! Today marked a special milestone - the start of my "boost" treatments. Apparently, there are lots of names for this, but the biggest difference is that I'm no longer getting radiation to my entire breast anymore. Now they are just focused on giving a higher dose to the incision site. My... Continue Reading →
Meet Radiation Dragon! The close friend of Chemo Dragon! (thanks mom) It was a busy weekend and I'm also now 80% complete with my radiation treatment! Only 4 more sessions left! It's hard to believe how quickly and not quickly this went. The only real noteworthy thing is that I had to go in on... Continue Reading →
The only thing that was really noteworthy was that my 12th radiation treatment fell on the same day as my Herceptin infusion. That made things a bit tricky. I arrived at the hospital close to 8:30 AM and got all hooked up. I had nurse Jeny, who is super nice! She was quick and efficient... Continue Reading →
Well I've officially made it halfway through my treatment! My skin is still doing really well and I don't have any major issues. I still get some tenderness, but it's nothing too horrible. I met with my doctor today and he said that I'm actually doing better than expected. He wouldn't necessarily expect that my... Continue Reading →
Friday was two-ish weeks of radiation and my 9th treatment. Unfortunately, I did not see that other lady again. Luckily for her, she must have had her radiation at her normal time earlier in the day and everything went much more “to plan” than the day I encountered her. Everyone must have been on their... Continue Reading →
Another treatment is in the rearview! Again, it was a fairly straight forward treatment and radiation side effects still seem to be minimal at this point. All good news and good things! When I arrived at treatment, they called me back to get changed and there was another lady who must have finished up her... Continue Reading →
Today marked my seventh treatment. I didn't post yesterday because I was having too much fun and didn't have time! Both of my treatments went as usual except that they were running a little behind yesterday and today. Not sure what was going on (maybe it's all those non-flat back people!), but both yesterday and... Continue Reading →
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