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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…
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The missed food tour (and other bad stuff)
So while I’m still riding the high of getting the “less evil” chemo and being excited to get going on this, I figured I would note that yeah, there is a lot of…
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HOT TO GO! (Or, Chemo starts tomorrow!)
Ok, I have a boatload to do in the next 14 hours, so a super fast update. (And yes, I am considering making all future post names pop song titles..) But the Mammoprint…
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Planning for chemo
So an update to the lack of the update. So, neither the Mammoprint or Oncotype are back yet. As a reminder, this is the genetic testing on the tumor itself which gives a…