Tag: ER/PRpositive
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Vagus Baby!
Yeah, this is not that Vegas, but the other one. I mentioned Vagus nerve stimulation on my last post, but in a recent conversation, I realized I wanted to share another personal experience around this wonderous beast, even if it is not directly related to the “C” word. My first experience with this nerve was…
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Integrative Care for Disease
I completed my integrative care consultation today, and I can honestly say, I felt this was the most critical appointment of my entire care team minus my surgeon with the magic hands. Integrative care is likely the most overlooked component of the treatment path; however, the world is becoming more and more aware of the…
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Before and After
Today was my oncology consult. My Oncotype DX score returned. For those who may have missed the earlier post on this. your tumor is typically sent on for additional genetic testing to better understand the tumor behavior. This is the standard for those under 50 with hormone receptor positive, HER- early stage breast cancer that…
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The Next Round
Now that the post op chaos has settled down, I feel like I have gotten a bit of a breather for now. Next week is my Oncology consult and Integrative Care consult along with some more lab work. I was happy to have just a few weeks to not be poked at. I also got…
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What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say
I had a long talk on the way home yesterday with a good friend of mine who trekked through this same journey a few years ago. She was helping a woman in her club that had gotten notification of an abnormal mammogram. It hit me that just two short months ago, I was getting that…
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In a Bind
The one thing no one really tells you when you get the “C” word is that it becomes all most like a second job. The number of appointments, labs, imaging, reports, consults, etc becomes overwhelming quickly as I have already stated in prior posts. I had my post op follow up appointment two days ago…
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The Resurrection
Many of us spent this past weekend celebrating the Easter holiday with family and friends. This Easter was a lot different for me in many ways. The start of 2025 was not the kindest to me. For a number of reasons I won’t disclose here, I was in a very dark place prior to my…
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Healing All Wounds
I am three days post op today and I have to say that there is a degree of healing that happens beyond the physical incisions. Yesterday I got my first shower and removed my bandages for the first time. My incisions are internally sutured, glued shut, and I was then wrapped in a saran wrap…
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Eviction Day
Today was lumpectomy day. I wasn’t sure if I would post today since I wasn’t sure how post op would look for me, but here I am, finally in bed and feeling pretty well so far. Definitely some healing days ahead, but things look good! I had an early wake up call. The hospital wanted…
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Back to the Books
I left work for the last day before surgery last week. I sent out a reminder to my fellow chiefs to remind them I would be out next week and that I would keep my work cell phone nearby if anything urgent arose. I heard complete crickets. It’s incredible how much of our entire self…