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Medi-Port Placement
On Monday, I went into an operating room for a third time since being diagnosed with cancer; this time is was to get a port surgically implanted in my chest. WebMD has a…
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Quick Updates
I took a considerable break from posting, and I apologize. However, it was for a good reason. As you know, I’ve been writing and posting after the fact, so – spoiler alert –…
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Chemo Class
When I told my daughter that I was going to this class, she thought it was cool, and slyly asked if I was going to make friends with the other kids in my…
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Meeting My Oncologist
So… I had my first oncology appointment; and I have to say, I didn’t leave there feeling terribly optimistic; or at least I wasn’t as optimistic as I was before the appointment. …
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A New Chapter
Tomorrow begins a new chapter, as I will be meeting with my oncologist. We met at my first care team meeting, but I haven’t seen her since. I’m feeling a bit odd as…
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Second Breast Cancer Surgery
The surgery was successful! My surgeon was able to remove the dead skin and stitch me back up again. He found a bit of ‘older’ blood causing some visible bruising on my skin,…
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A Bump in the Road
I left off last time by saying that there was an area of my skin that my doctor wanted to watch. And so we did. It did not improve in appearance. I went…
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Surgical Follow-Up
Two weeks post surgery and it’s time for my surgical follow-up. I met with my plastic surgeon and he looked at all my incisions and the drains. We were required to keep a record…
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Post-Surgery, Part Two
In my last post, I talked about one of the results of having a mastectomy: the drains. They’re (not-so) fun. But wait, there’s more! I was going to make a part three, but…
