Eating the recommended amount of fruit and veggies (8 – 10 servings per day) can be difficult when you aren’t feeling well and your taste buds change due to chemo. Smoothies are great because the nutrients are blended and ready to be absorbed without a ton of effort from your digestive system. All you have to …
Dermatologist Appointment
Mood: Excited 😄 I think I mentioned a while ago that I found a dermatologist that can not only remove my radiation tattoos, but he does it for free for cancer patients. Today I went in to Atlanta to see him and have my first laser session. He immediately knew who I was when he …
Breast Cancer Signs & Symptoms
By The American Cancer Society Last Medical Review: September 18, 2019 Last Revised: September 18, 2019 Knowing how your breasts normally look and feel is an important part of breast health. Although having regular screening tests for breast cancer is important, mammograms do not find every breast cancer. This means it's also important for you …
Follow-up with my Surgeon
Mood: Fantastic & Excited! 😁 My follow-up appointment with my surgeon went very well on Wednesday! I have been healing well and he has cleared me to workout, start running again, lift weights, anything that I want to do, so that is excellent news! I have several sutures that are hanging on for dear life …
Life & Upcoming Appointments
Mood: Hopeful 🙂 Sorry that I have been quite lately and not posting at all. I have been concentrating on resting, working and doing some soul searching since finishing radiation. I have been working on a blog entry about my recent thoughts, but it is taking me more time than expected, as it has not …