Oncologist Follow-up Appointment & Tele-health Appointment

Mood: Happy 😄 So besides seeing my surgeon this past Monday I had appointments with my oncologist and my nurse practitioner as well. On Tuesday I had my follow-up appointment with my oncologist to talk about how I am doing on Anastrozole and to get my bloodwork done as well. My bloodwork is improving as …

My 4th & Final Surgery

Mood: Relived 😌 **Please note, if you are going to judge me for my choices, just go ahead and stop following my blog. It is unfortunate that I have to even mention this here in my blog that has been a huge comfort to me while on this terrible journey. Until you have spent even …

2nd Dermatologist Appointment

Mood: Grateful 🙂 On April 1st I had my 2nd appointment with my dermatologist. About 2 weeks prior to my appointment, I received a call from his office saying that they had to cancel my appointment due to Coronavirus and that they would call me back when they reopened to reschedule me. I received a …

Handwashing Dos and Don’ts

Sadly, Covid-19 has effected everyone's life in one way or another. It feels like the world has been put on hold, cancelled. People have missed vacations, weddings, graduations and proms; they have lost loved ones and their jobs. While I was going through chemotherapy treatments last summer my immune system was severely compromised. I stayed …

4 Easy-to-Make Homemade Facial Scrubs

Chemo damaged and dried out my skin on most of my body, but especially on my face. I have dark circles under my eyes all of the time due to a hereditary trait so it doesn't matter how much or little sleep I get, the dark circles are always there. As I have gotten older, …

Final Appointment With My Radiation Oncologist

Mood: Happy 😊 A few days ago I had my final appointment with my radiation oncologist. The last time I saw her was the Friday before my last treatment back in January so this was a 6 week follow up to check on my overall health, my skin where my burn was on my collar …