Written by Jody Amable on October 30, 2020 After I had my breast reconstruction surgery in November 2019, I had to go shopping for a few new bras. I came out of surgery with my chest being about one cup size smaller, from a D to a C. I had no idea what size bra to …
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I apologize for not writing a post sooner. Up until a week ago Monday, not much has been going on. All of my blood panels have been looking normal, well, for me anyway, with the typical rise and fall of my white and red blood counts and my ANC. On July 10th after I went …
I just realized that I hadn't given an update on how things are going with my dermatology appointments in quite some time. As a reminder, after my radiation treatments were over at the end of January last year, I was left with three blue radiation tattoos that are deep in my skin and much larger …
Mood: Great! 😁I am having a great weekend with my sweetie! 😁 I am working hard on getting my fatigue to go away and generally feeling better by changing a few things up in my routine.Tomorrow I am going to get back to my workouts. The last time I saw my surgeon I was restricted to …
Mood: Nervous 😕 Today I had an appointment with my oncologist to discuss hormone therapy. This is one of the final steps in my treatment for breast cancer. I will be on medication for 10 years and it will give me a 75% chance of my cancer not returning. Just as I did all summer …
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Mood: Excited! 😁 Today I had my final radiation treatment! I can’t tell you how relieved I am to finally have all of my treatments over with both chemotherapy and radiation! The last few days of treatment were hard on me. My chest is red and bumpy, but it doesn’t hurt at all so I …
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