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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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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 →

Posted in Milestones, Radiation, Treatment, Uncategorized | Tagged Angry Shitty Cancer, blurry vision, brain injured, brain injury, Brain Lesion, Brain Lesions, Brain Metastases, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumors, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Blog, Cancer, Cancer Blog, cancer patient, Cancer Sucks, cancer treatment, I have cancer, Mask, mesh plastic mask, Metastatic, metastatic cancer, metasteses, My brain's not working, no peripheral vision, peripheral vision, post-radiation, Radiation, Radiation Dry Run, Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Oncology, radiation planning, Radiation Plans, Radiation Tech, Radiation Technicians, Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), thermoplastic mask, Traumatic Brain Injury, vision, vision changes, Visual Fields, Visual Fields Test

60-Days Post-Cisplatin (Chemo)

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

October 24, 2018 I’m 60 days post-Cisplatin today. Some of the side effects of this chemo are finally starting to lessen a bit. The neuropathy comes and goes. Mostly it stays, but I can feel it waning some. There are … Continue reading →

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1st Day of Kadcyla

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Pink Ribbon Road

October 12, 2018 I got my first dose of Kadcyla today. It’s another targeted chemotherapy drug that is supposed to stop the cancer from growing and spreading. The previous two targeted chemotherapy drugs, Herceptin and Perjeta, clearly weren’t working for … Continue reading →

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The Brain Surgery

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Pink Ribbon Road

The pre-surgical appointments all got done and are out of the way. I know pretty much what to expect at this point. The Visual Fields Test was sort of revealing to me. My peripheral vision is worse than I thought, … Continue reading →

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Neurosurgery Appointment

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Pink Ribbon Road

September 21, 2018 I had an appointment with a neurosurgeon at 7:15 am this morning. The scheduling was more for him than me because he’ll be away for the next week. That gives me enough time to do all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diagnosis, Milestones, Surgery, Treatment | Tagged Brain Lesion, Brain Lesions, Brain Metastases, brain MRI, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumors, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Blog, Cancer, Cancer Blog, Cancer Staging, Cancer Sucks, cancer treatment, Chemo Brain, chemobrain, lesions, Metastatic, metastatic cancer, metasteses, Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgery, Surgery

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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