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Neuropsych Assessment – Chemobrain

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

November 2018 I was supposed to go to the hospital and meet with the Neuropsychology team to evaluate my chemobrain. I was too sick to go. Things got crazy for several months afterward. I’m debating now, in June, if it’s … Continue reading →

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Updated Timeline

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

I know things have gotten a little difficult to follow, so I’ll recap the last year or so. I’ll do some posts that have more details for each of the milestones later. May 2018: Lumpectomy Surgery July 2018: Pre-radiation … Continue reading →

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Recovery from Brain Surgery

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

October 1-24 2018 I am now 3 weeks post-op from having a metastatic brain tumor removed from the back of my brain. I’ve been working since about the 4th day after surgery. My incision is healing nicely. My vision’s not … Continue reading →

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The Brain Radiation Plan

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

October 24, 2018 I had an appointment with the Radiation Oncologist for my brain today. The plan is to radiate the 2nd tumor. She’ll be talking with my Oncologist about the targeted chemo to make sure that it’s crossing the … Continue reading →

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January 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

Hi all, I haven’t posted anything in a while because the neuropathy in my hands has gotten so bad that I can’t feel where I am on the keyboard, and when I can get lined up, my fingers hurt after … Continue reading →

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Brain Radiation

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

November 1, 2018 I had to have a new MRI and a CT scan on my head in the past week to do radiation planning. On Tuesday, they did a run through of the plan and I got my first … Continue reading →

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That Went to Hell Fast

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Pink Ribbon Road

September 20, 2018 My regular Oncologist is out of town at a conference, so the Radiation Oncologist is keeping tabs on the MRI results this afternoon. She told me that if I hadn’t heard from her by 4:30 pm to … Continue reading →

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