November 20th, 2019 Mood: Excited 😊 My follow up appointment went well today. My surgeon removed my bandages and examined me to make sure that everything is healing well and that I don't have any signs of infection. He put antibiotic ointment on all of the areas where he had cut me and then covered …
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November 18th, 2019 Mood: Blah.. ☹ So how am I doing with my recovery?? I am having a yucky side effect from the antibiotic that I am taking.....everything tastes either really salty, bitter or spoiled. Luckily, Thursday will be my last full day of taking the antibiotics and honestly it can't come quick enough. I …
October 9th, 2019 Mood: Excited 😁 I had a great visit with my surgeon today! Matt & I actually made him smile, which can be difficult at times, but this was a happy visit. I need to recover from chemo over the next 5 weeks, and then we are on to the next step....breast reconstruction …
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Some people have asked me if I am done with my journey now that my chemotherapy treatments are over, and the answer is "No". I will not be done until I have been through my 3rd surgery, radiation and follow-up imaging showing that there is no sign of cancer anywhere in my body. With that …
October 5th, 2019 Mood: Happy 😁 We had a busy but good day....weekly shopping, went to a local fair with a dear friend to watch a friend of ours sing, had an amazing dinner on the way home. A busy day fighting fatigue as I try to get stronger and as back to normal as …
October 3rd, 2019 Mood: Excited 😄 My last Taxol treatment went well! Before my treatment I met with my oncologist and we had a great talk about how I have done and what my next steps are. All in all I navigated through my 16 chemo treatments very well. My side effects were minimal, mainly …
