Never Say Never
It seems like the excitement about completing my cancer treatment and moving back into normal life is supposed to be the next stage for me, but alas, a wrench has been thrown into my wheel of life. My lady parts are trying to kill me. I am starting to feel like a drama queen. My pap that I had completed when I was getting my lump checked came back abnormal in December 2010. My doctor didn’t feel like my abnormal pap required any...
The Lifespan of a Breast Cancer Blog
My final surgical drain came out today (2 weeks after surgery and drain free! Last time I had Gus who decided to stay with me for 4 1/2 weeks – yeesh). I am excited that I finally go back to work after a surgery without carting a drain under my clothes around. The plastic surgeon asked that I stay on the antibiotics for another 48 hours after the final drain came out and then we cross our fingers (here’s to hoping it was a...
The Reign of the Surgery Queen
It is always funny (to me) when I go through the healing process after surgery (seriously I feel like an expert these days) when I start to experience less pain so I do so much more in the day only to find myself completely exhausted after a couple of hours of what seems like little activity. I have left the house the last two days and returned a tired semi-functional being. That comes with the territory. It always amazes me how much...
The Cranky to Pain Ratio
Today I started that little white pill Tamoxifen again. I stopped taking it in October when we were trying to determine what was making me crazy dizzy. It was decided that I would just wait until after my final breast reconstruction to start taking it again so I wasn’t starting and stopping and starting and stopping. I need to be on Tamoxifen for the long term for it to be effective. If you are unfamiliar with how Tamoxifen...
Happy Birthday to Me and Welcoming a New Year
This past year is a bit of a blur in different ways. There are so many ways I could talk about my experiences, hopeful, angry, sad, scared – there are so many emotions tied to the cancer roller coaster. Here is the video I made after I finished radiation with photos from my treatment: Last night I got the rude awakening that I am not out of the woods yet. I was running a fever, I was sooo cold that under 6 blankets and a robe I...
Happy Cancerversary!
I was diagnosed with breast cancer on December 30, 2010. I am sort of able to type now, so I figured I needed to get in a post. A few words, rest, a few words, rest. Amazing how much you use your chest to type. IPads and phones are ok, but the laptop is a challenge. The were pretty far behind on Tuesday when we were waiting for me to go into surgery. Luckily they didn’t have us come in super early, but waiting makes me antsy. My...