Category: RumorsAndTumors
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A footnote on pCR for the geeks in the house
Yes, for those who have noticed, it is confusing that there are more than one PCR. Before this post, perhaps you only knew the COVID testing one. But, there was another one I was exposed to in my data science program. So just to keep them all straight, here is a list: Fortunately, it generally…
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Surgery Update
It’s a little odd that I used the Full House gif Monday and then Dave Coulier went on the speaking circuit today to discuss his recent diagnosis of cancer. But just a little update on how surgery went for me. There were a few things that I didn’t expect that I figure I might as…
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Cut it out!
So it’s surgery time and I am struggling to think of appropriate songs to add to my playlist for this phase. The only thing I can think of is Full House and “Cut It Out.” But between the playlist I made myself and the playlist you all made for me, I do have plenty of…
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How Can You Help? Vote
When I received the call on May 30th of this year that I had joined 1 in 8 women who will have a breast cancer diagnosis during their lifetime, I was obviously in a little bit of initial shock. But, as many of you know, I am a consummate planner and so a few of…
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A Lot Going On At the Moment
First and foremost, thank you all for the kind words and thoughts about my dad’s passing. For those who may have missed it, here is a link to the obituary. And for the many of you acknowledging that this is just A LOT for anyone one person to deal with, you are right! And that…
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Feeling cancery
After my very first treatment, a certain member of my family said “you don’t look very cancery.” To which I replied “and I don’t feel it either!” Well, I have to say that today was the opposite. I felt very cancery and it made me pretty grumpy! Probably having to wake up really early didn’t…
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Round 4 and What’s Next
Well, I’m coming out of Round 4 (my final) of chemo so thought I would give a little update. Day 2 after chemo (Sunday), I pretty much just slept all day. Given my inability to sleep before chemo, it actually felt good to drift off frequently. Day 3 after chemo has generally been my worst…
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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 of chemo went. Overall, I am getting used to the routine and the cycle of chemo and I have been handling it…
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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 off the day with labs. This is to make sure that I’m healthy enough to proceed with chemo. Everything so far has…
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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 to add a few hair-related songs!) One quick note: there is a thing called cold capping that many women are successfully using…