Tag: zoladex
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Today was a lot.
“No suspicious mass, suspicious microcalcifications, or other sign of malignancy is identified.” Today was a lot. As you know I have attempted to mentally prepare myself for each step of this journey. For some reason, I thought today would be easy. No mental preparation needed. For self preservation, I have spent the last year ignoring…
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1 in 8. 1 year later.
1 in 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. 1 year ago today, I had the mammogram and ultrasound that showed the lump in my breast had “irregular margins”, “skin thickening”, and a bi rad score of 5… indicating that a biopsy was needed as all signs pointed…
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Childless Mother
Trigger Warning Infertility/miscarriage/child or infant loss This one is really deep, devastatingly personal, and raw… but I wanted to share it because I know someone will read it and say me too, and I’ve scoured the internet to find something, someone who can say “me too” to me. Childless Mother. I have processed and accepted…
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World Cancer Day

A little Saturday morning pearl of wisdom from me on World Cancer Day. I’m a highly empathetic person. I understand a lot. I understand why a person behaves the way they do. I can trace a behavior back to the way their daycare situation was handled as a baby and give you a whole life…
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Phase 5: Maintenance
I returned to the infusion center today. Phase 5: Maintenance Today was a little heavy. Let me explain. I started my Tamoxifen on Jan 13th. This medication will suppress my hormones, starving the cancer. It will also push me into menopause. The doctor is hopeful I will only have to take this medicine a short…