Three days after my diagnostic mammogram, Dear Hubby and I met with Surgeon #1 for preliminary discussion about the results. With a serious expression on his face, the surgeon rated my newly discovered mass a 5 on the “suspicious scale” of 1-5. This rating was due to the lump’s size and my family history.
Treatment
Side effects – chemo and my morning coffee. Has cancer treatment (any sort) messed with your sense of taste? If so, it can be so frustrating, am I right? Since beginning my chemo regimen, I’ve been experiencing the usual side effects like hair loss, neuropathy, poor sleep, flushing, achiness and the other big one – …
Should a chemo patient shave the hair off and if so, when? I hope the photo of me below with my disappearing hair doesn’t scare anyone away. It was actually taken a few weeks ago when I had MORE hair.
Resiliency. Let’s talk about it. I completed my sixth round of chemo on Tuesday. Though I still get pretty rattled before every session, I am getting better at handling things. Somewhat better anyway. For sure, session six was way better than session five, which marked the midpoint of my chemo treatments. As with many breast …