Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
I think I blog sometimes just so I can create puns for titles for my blog posts. I finally came to the realization that no matter how long I grow my hair, it wasn’t going to get any thicker. Tamoxifen has been making my hair fall out, I shed more than the dogs (maybe not… that pomeranian can leave some serious fuzzballs around the house). After about a year of wearing mostly just ponytails all of the time I needed to give...
Estrogen, Sweet Sweet Estrogen
Sometimes you laugh at yourself when you remember those recent moments when you insistently tell your friend “OMG, if they give you estrogen TAKE THE ESTROGEN, JUST TAKE IT…..!!!!” A friend mentioned possible premenopause types of symptoms and doctors and I just panicked at her life with less estrogen. Until I suddenly felt like an estrogen pusher, heeeyyyyy lady, want some hormones? $10 and I will hook you right...
Life is Awesome
I had my appointment today with my Pulmonologist. Following up after my January appointment. Mostly we were checking in on the status of my cough that started this whole lung watching adventure (but hey, when you cough hard enough to “pop” your lung and give yourself a pnuemothorax, maybe your cough sucks just a bit eh?). Plus I have not seen him since the PET CT and the latest CT. I stopped taking Advair months ago when...
Enjoy the Ride and Eat Some Cookies
Today was the latest version of the lung nodule saga. The 3rd in the series of CTs that started in September. When I got to my oncology appointment they didn’t have the scan results yet. They got them pushed through, so they looked a tad bit rushed – but what the ultimate result was – there wasn’t a major change. Which was actually less scary than consistent growth (I think? I would consult Dr. Google, but we...
Pink Ribbon for You, and One for You
This weekend was my trip to the Susan G. Komen World Race. I didn’t really fully know what to expect from the trip, but I wanted to keep an open mind, not that I was entirely closed minded about Komen. I have just never been the pink ribbon wearing survivor type. I think they were expecting me to be a WHOLE lot funnier in person… Little do they know, I am really shy (somehow everyone that knows me tells me I am a liar when...