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Chemo Round 3 Update
I have a couple of longer updates and posts in my draft form, but I can’t seem to get them finished, so wanted to give you a quick update on how Round 3…
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Chemo Days
Just a quick note to describe chemo day. If anyone (say, any middle schoolers reading this) wants a video instead, the prep video from Northwestern is actually pretty good. But basically, I start…
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Hair
So, my hair is definitely gone! The materials said it would start to fall out around the 14 days after the first treatment and it did. (And so my playlist has been updated…
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Round 2 of Chemo (with bonus good news)
So good news to start out Round 2! My labs looked good and most importantly, it looks like the tumor has already shrunk noticeably. I had thought I was feeling it shrink, but…
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FAQ (Updated August 4, 2024)
A place to come for common questions we are fielding (aka FAQ): I’m new here: What’s going on? I (Carmin) have Stage 2 breast cancer. I was diagnosed shortly before turning 51. For…
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Week 1 Update
Well, I am 8 days out from the first chemo injection (picture from my injection) and many of you have asked how it went, so wanted to give an update. Overall, the answer…