Breast cancer is a string of losses. It just is. During a #BCSM twitter chat a while back, the topic was the invisible scars breast cancer leaves behind. It was one of those chats when the tweets were really flying because; well, cancer leaves a lot of scars. Like I need to remind you, right? And, …
Survivorship
Of course, I’m grateful to be alive, but that does not mean I need be quiet. Nope. It does not. After all, “your silence will not protect you”. Recently Dear Hubby and I met with another specialist (I don’t keep track of the number of docs anymore) to consult about an upcoming medical procedure I …
Goodbye, Arimidex. Hello, Aromasin. Wasn’t I just telling you about my planned mini-break from aromatase inhibitors? It sure seems that way to me. Btw, thank you for the wonderful response to my two previous posts on the dark side of aromatase inhibitors. You can check those out here and here if you missed them and care …
Someone asked me recently what one word I would choose to describe my cancer experience. The word I chose then and would choose today as well is transforming. That’s what cancer does. It transforms.
After my recent annual checkup with my primary care physician, I decided she just might be my new best friend, medically speaking that is, of course. As I prepared for my appointment which really means as my list of things to cover continued to grow, I felt sort of guilty. I felt as if she …