Losing your hair due to chemo, or due to any reason for that matter, is hard – really hard. Talk about an understatement, right? Hair loss is a topic that seems to generate more questions, comments and emails than almost any other topic I write about. Losing your hair IS a big deal. And by …
Treatment
It’s been three years since I started chemo. Even now, July represents chemo month to me. Of course July represents many other and mostly summery things as well, but the memory of chemo is permanently branded into my mind’s registry of summer memories. That July three years ago was part of the summer that wasn’t.
The dark side of aromatase inhibitors, part 2; and they do indeed have a dark side! I have so much to say in this post I don’t even know where to start. You could say this one is a bit of a rant. I’m a firm believer that a good rant now and then is …
I divided this topic into a couple posts because I’m working on being less wordy and more concise in my writing. Part one will be my attempt to convey general information about aromatase inhibitors. Part 2 will be focused on my personal experience – rant, so stay tuned.
How to prepare for your mastectomy — 12 tips. It’s been over a decade since my bilateral mastectomy. It still sometimes feels like a bad dream, and seeing my own reflection in the mirror sometimes still startles me and always reminds me. Before my bilateral I felt very unprepared.