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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 →

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 →

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).

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

After finding out I had cancer, I spent several days at home surrounded by close friends and family. I basically cried for 2 days straight. I am not going to go into too much detail about this time, but I … Continue reading →

My mom and I were shuffled off to meet the “Nurse Navigator” who would scrape us up off the floor if we collapsed. We holed up in her office crying and wondering what was going to happen next. Dr. Zuurbier … Continue reading →