At my recent oncology appointment, I was sitting quietly in the waiting room minding my own business while scrolling through my Twitter feed on my phone when out of the blue, I heard an annoying sound and immediately thought, what the heck was that? followed by, no, not a damn bell! At first, I thought …
Oncology
Let’s stop calling metastatic breast cancer chronic! Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is breast cancer that has spread to distant organs. Most often this occurs in the bones, lungs, liver or brain, but metastasis can occur in other organs as well. 6-10% of new breast cancer cases are initially diagnosed as Stage IV, sometimes referred to …
When your doctor doesn’t listen — 10 tips to help change that. Readers sometimes confide that they feel their doctors don’t listen. Perhaps you have felt this way too. Readers most often share feeling this way regarding discussions they’ve had with their oncologists about side effects from endocrine therapy. You might want to read and …
Recently, I had my six-month checkup with my oncologist. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve had five oncologists. Not my fault. Just sayin’. I’m not that difficult a patient. Trust me. I’m not. It’s eight years since my breast cancer diagnosis. Eight years since the shit hit the fan. Eight years since Dear Hubby and I …
I am always on the lookout for information and studies about the dreaded, drugs we love to hate – aromatase inhibitors. I have written about these drugs quite a few times. They definitely do have a dark side, for some of us anyway. Read my most recent post about staying on them beyond five years …