Alison’s Bio
At age 34, I was diagnosed with stage 1B breast cancer. I am trying to learn to live one day at a time and am using this journey to help me find inner peace. I am married to a wonderful guy. I have friends who are like family and family who are like friends. I have a big goofy lab named Tiggy who keeps me laughing. I like spending time near coastal areas and being creative. I hope to do more of that in the future. I am really lucky. Wishing everyone health, peace, love and happiness. Love, AlRSS
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Monday- Appointment with Dr. Kathy Huang (my Plastic Surgeon)
On Monday, I went in for an appointment with my Plastic Surgeon. I had been monitoring the fluid coming out of my Jackson Pratt drains and had been keeping a careful record. I knew the fluid levels were low enough … Continue reading
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A Walk Around the Block
Starting to feel a little more human and self sufficient today. I am washing my own hair and clearing the fluid from the “Jackson Pratt” drains protruding from under my armpits myself (wtf, sorry, but this is the worst part … Continue reading
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A Work in Progress
The days after surgery are a bit of a blur, by the time you get home, get settled into your own bed, and start taking pain medication, you start to feel pretty decent. I decided to wean off the Percocet … Continue reading
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Post Surgery
Well post surgery got a little dicey. The surgery itself went well. I do have a very small trace amount of cancer in one lymph node (not what I wanted to hear but from what I have been told it’s … Continue reading
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Pre-Surgery
Right before they wheeled me in for surgery, I was given some magical drugs, and the whole thing didn’t seem so bad! Pictures below…I actually look kind of stoked (ridiculous).
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Surgery Day Tomorrow
Today is the most exhausted I have felt since I was diagnosed with breast cancer on May 26. I think adrenaline has been keeping me sharp and focused on getting all the tests done and lining everything up for tomorrow’s … Continue reading
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The Days Leading up to Surgery
The mornings are the worst. You are laying there alone with your thoughts. Fear seems to wrap me like a tight blanket. If I go back to sleep, I can relax again as my mind lets go. It is tempting … Continue reading
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A Consultation with a Plastic Surgeon
Who would have ever thought I would be going to a plastic surgeon to look at breast implant options?!! Life really is weird and unpredictable. On June 9, Jim and I met with Dr. Huang in Bethesda to talk about … Continue reading
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The Results and Treatment Plan
Dr. Zuurbier sure knows how to read those mammogram films. The test results came back just as she thought they would. (Note to all women reading this in the DC area: I highly recommend Dr. Zuurbier at Sibley; she is … Continue reading
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Tests, lots of them.
Finding out you have cancer is the first step. Then there are a lot of steps to see exactly what you are dealing with. This means you have to have tests, lots of them. Here is what was performed: 2 … Continue reading
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