Everyone keeps asking if I’m so excited to be done with radiation or done with active treatment! “Get back to life” is what people say. But it’s not like that. First off, radiation is still affecting my body for weeks to months after my last treatment. That’s because it inhibits the cell’s ability to replicate. This means […]
Today we met with the doctor doing my mastectomy, Dr. Santamaria, and the doctor doing my lymph node reconstructions, Dr. Figy. We had previously met Dr. Santamaria when I was first diagnosed and looking for second opinions. He examined me then and examined me now; he said it was a night and day difference in […]
As I draft this, it’s currently 5:00 AM. This week I seem to be on a day-shift nurse schedule waking up at 5:00 AM every day. I don’t mind it. I’ve enjoyed the peace and serenity of the mornings. The day is always full of potential and promise. It’s blissful. It’s full of life. Today, […]
Chemo started with a visit to the lab to get my blood draw. They used my arm for the first time and not my port, because they had a nurse access my port for the first time. Blood work went just fine. I let a student do it and she did a good job. I […]
I’ll give a more complete recap later, but it’s currently happening! Right this minute! I’m here! After a three-week wait, chemo is happening!