I decided that I wanted to do progress updates mostly to keep track of how I'm feeling from day to day so that I can talk to my doctor about it. I also decided that I'm going to count my days by week of treatment followed by the day of the week - hence the... Continue Reading →
I have spent some time searching the internet and Facebook groups looking for all of the recommendations for going through chemotherapy. I’m fortunate that I will be receiving the least bad chemo drug, Taxol, along with the HER2-targeted treatment, Herceptin. A week or so ago I had to sit through my chemo consent appointment where... Continue Reading →
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer (still thinking it was Ductal Carcinoma In Situ), my mom sent me a beautiful necklace with many charms. She had originally bought the necklace with only a single charm on it many years ago when she had a breast biopsy and was nervous about the results. Hopefully... Continue Reading →
Why did I want one? I had decided very early on that I wanted to get a second opinion. When I was initially diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), everything I read said there were several factors that made diagnosing DCIS tricky. First, there is a possibility for misdiagnosis and people misidentifying DCIS for... Continue Reading →
Realizing there might be a problem This journey started for me back in 2021. It had been a year since I stopped breast feeding my daughter and I thought there might be something weird going on with my right breast. An extended family member of ours was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after giving birth... Continue Reading →
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