Tag Archives: cancer treatment
Cancer Survivor
I saw a Facebook post earlier declaring today as Cancer Survivor’s Day. It made me stop and think. What does that even mean? Am I a survivor? Does it count if I’m still going through treatment? Do I need to feel like I’ve survived something before I can call myself a survivor? Continue reading
3 Weeks Post-Op
Friday, June 1, 2018
I am 3 weeks post-op and 6 weeks post-chemo today. Continue reading
2 Weeks Post-Op
Chemo brain is seen by the people who actually study it as a brain injury. One of the main aspects of this injury is brain fatigue. This is one of the things that sets my memory issues apart from those that are happening because I’m “getting to that age.” Continue reading
10 Day Post-Op Appointment
Monday, May 21, 2018 I had my 10 day post-op appointment today. I was looking forward to getting the drain removed. One of the things I like about this surgeon is that she’s not only a great surgeon and doctor, … Continue reading
Pre-Op Scan Results
It occurred to me to go back and look at the posts I had made when I first had these tests done. I was surprised and a little disheartened to see that I’d never documented the results of the scans before. So now, the sizes of the tumor and lymph nodes are included below because I’m talking about a decrease in size of each. Continue reading
More Appointments Than Carter’s Got Pills
Yes, I have a ton of shoulda done this or thats about my health. What I also have is a “Today’s the Day it Changes,” and it’s time to start taking better care of myself, with exercise and strength training going back on my Must Do Regardless list. Continue reading
Blinded by SCIENCE!
When I spoke to the surgeon late last week as a follow up to the CT scan of my chest, she told me that the nodules that were identified in the previous scan were still there, but the thinking on them is that they were enlarged because I was sick at the time. Continue reading
