Will you feel better after stopping your aromatase inhibitor medication and if so, when? I mean, is that a loaded question or what? Please remember this blog is never a place to get medical advice. That’s what your care team is for. It is a place to learn, discuss and share experiences and information. You …
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What’s it like at six months post DIEP flap surgery? How much time do you have? Just kidding. I’m now six months, post DIEP flap surgery. On the one hand, it feels like surgery was yesterday. On the other hand, it feels like ages ago. Even though I’ve been stuck at home (like most people) …
Breast Cancer Awareness Month might be over (whew!), but it never ends for some of us. For those who’ve been diagnosed, every month is BCAM. At least this is the case for me. Once you’ve heard the words, you have cancer, you can’t unhear them. If only turning off cancer thoughts were as easy as …
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to exercise more consistently, eat better, drink more water or whatever? I did not. I don’t do resolutions anymore, but I do make commitments to try to do those things, pretty much on a daily basis. Btw, I did that before cancer too. You might want to read, …
The thing about breast cancer is this: the cancer originates in your breast. This simple fact is one reason why breast cancer is such an easy disease to exploit. October could just as well be called, Breast Awareness Month. Okay, that’s sarcasm, but in sarcasm there is always at least a grain of truth, right? …