Tag: breast cancer
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I am not superwoman.
Humbling is a word I would use to describe this process. You know me… go, go, go… never sit down, never take a break. Always ON! I have since the diagnosis really had to listen to my body, physically and mentally. Asking for and allowing help has been a big one for me, which I…
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Recovery!
Greetings from my bed! Surgery went great yesterday. Phelps is such a nice hospital, everyone was so kind and caring. All the nurses, my surgical team was AWESOME! They wheeled me in right on time, got me all prepped and stuff. The wheel on my bed got stuck on the way and of course I…
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And so it begins…
And so it begins… The cancer gets removed today, Lumpy is officially evicted. This, in my mind, is the easy part. I’m not doing anything, it’s all Dr Keleman. I’m just taking a nice nap. The real journey begins today, so I will take a deep breath, ask for protection from above, and know and…
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I just took a DNA test…
Turns out, I’m 100% genetically normal! I finally got the results of my genetic testing back. The doctor ordered a full cancer panel which means they tested 84 different genes to see if I had any genetic abnormalities that would indicate I am predisposed to cancer. I do not. So this cancer is a random…
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Lumpy’s Eviction Notice!
Lumpy has been handed the eviction notice! May 24th is surgery day After what seems like forever, it really hasn’t been that long but having cancer in your body seems like an eternity; my surgery is scheduled for May 24th at 1pm. Just wanted to also share again how wonderful my surgeon is, Dr Keleman…
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Fertility Appointment & Surgery Date
This waiting period is annoying… doc returned from his vacation and I met with him on Wednesday. I informed him he is holding up my life and could we move along here and schedule my surgery. The scheduler is out with covid and returns Monday (May 9th) so I should be able to hand Lumpy…
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Hematologist Visit
So I met with Dr Katz today, shes very nice and explained lots of things to me about the next coming months and possible treatment avenues. How things will happen going forward is I will have surgery to remove lumpy and then lumpy gets sent off for further testing. Lumpy will have an Oncotype DX…
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3/23 to 4/23 Info Dump!
So in late February I found a lump in my right breast, I’ve had a benign cyst before so I didn’t think much of it but did schedule an appt with the GYN to get a prescription for a mammogram as I’m 40 and need one of those now anyway. I had the mammo and…
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