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  • Home
  • The Journey Begins
  • Bio & Mission
  • The Mammogram
  • The Ultrasound
  • The Phone Call
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Nurse Navigator
  • The Results Are In
  • BREAST MRI 8/17/18
  • The Wedding
  • The 1st Oncologist 8/24
  • Surgeon Appointment 8/27
  • Life Decisions
  • A Time Out
  • The 2nd Oncologist 09/12
  • Back to the Surgeon 9/17
  • Plastic Surgeon 09/18
  • Breast Reconstruction Technical Info
  • Pre-Op 09/19
  • 09/20 The Day The Breast Was Taken
  • 09/21 Going Home Today
  • Recovery From Surgery
  • 9/26 Removing drain tube
  • Breast Cancer is not all Ribbons
  • Physical Therapy
  • 10/16 Back to the Oncologist
  • Surgeon Followup 10/17
  • 1st Chemo Treatment 10/19
  • Technical info on the Chemo
  • After Chemo…
  • Lab Work to Check After Chemo
  • A time for friends and family
  • A give back project
  • Let’s Talk Insurance and Worry
  • A better week
  • New Blood Tests. I got a B :)
  • After Chemo – 2 weeks out
  • Balding Head -Wasn’t Ready
  • 2nd Round of Chemo Nov 9
  • A day of doctors and emergency rooms…
  • 2nd Round Blood Work Visit
  • Give back project follow up and making extra money
  • Two doctor visits a week is becoming normal
  • Thanksgiving and remembering to be strong. Cancer will not win!
  • What does cancer treatment cost and why I don’t think they have a cure
  • November 30 and another Chemo treatment
  • Chemo vs Real Life
  • Whats Happening in the Mind of a Chemo Patient
  • November 7 Blood-work Check and a New Side Effect
  • Birthday and Christmas Spirit Despite Cancer
  • Unplanned Oncologist Visit, Infected Chemo Rash
  • Final Chemo
  • Side Effects with a Vengeance – Chemo Fought Back. I still WON!
  • More side effects almost a month after final chemo
  • Port Removal! So Happy
  • 42 Days since final chemo- still fighting side effects
  • Using magnetic therapy for Neuropathy
  • 5 Months Post Chemo
  • Year later mammogram on remaining breast
  • 1 year and 4 months after last chemo…
  • Reconstruction Consult Coming

Tag: port

January 26, 2019April 28, 2019mlford1

Port Removal! So Happy

January 24, 2019 As much as this port was a life saver for chemotherapy treatments it has been uncomfortable the entire time. The wire going up and into my jugular vein has pulled and tugged anytime I moved my head from side to side. Sleeping has been uncomfortable and the triangle where you access the […]

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