About ten days after starting my chemotherapy treatments, my hair started to fall out. I had eight inches of my hair cut off before I started my treatments, so my hair was much shorter, but it was still devastating to see handfuls of my hair fall out. My hair started to grow back around one …
How I Learned to Adjust to Post-Cancer Life
Going in line with my last entry, here is an excellent article about adjusting to life post-cancer. It's so easy for people to think that just because you are done with the surgeries and treatments, that you are back to normal. I get so tired of people asking me if I am done with "everything" …
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Three Month Follow-up with My Oncologist
As I said in my previous blog post, I have had some struggles recently. I have been trying to write about what has been going on, but it has been challenging to put it into words. I am still not prepared, but there may never be a good time, so I may as well start …
Christmas 2020
Sorry, I know it's been a while since I have written a blog entry. I have had a few readers asking me if I am OK in the meantime, and I am doing OK; it's been tough for me lately, but I am hanging in there. I don't want to go into detail yet; I …
9 Things You May Not Have Heard from Your Doctor About Breast Cancer
I can relate to quite a few of the issues described below. I appreciate this article because it reminds me that the way I have been feeling recently is very common for cancer patients. I need to continue to give myself time to continue to heal both physically and emotionally. Medically reviewed by Michelle Azu, M.D. — Written …
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Follow-up with My Oncologist
Mood: Ecstatic! 😁 Sorry...this post was scheduled to publish back on October 6th, but apparently, it didn't show up in my blog... I had a great check-up with my oncologist on October 6th! My white blood cell count is finally in the normal range…yay! My red blood cell count is still a little low, but …