Category: RumorsAndTumors
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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 bad stuff here too. Also, this post was largely drafted while waiting to start chemo today. So, who knows how my mood…
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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 came back! And it came back saying that the tumor was risky (which was expected), but not super risky. So that was…
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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 score as to the likelihood of cancer returning and spreading. And it uses that score to determine whether there is a benefit…
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Fortnight
I’ve been advocating for a return to the use of the word fortnight to clear up the confusion between twice a week and every other week. I was hopeful that the Taylor Swift/Post Malone collaboration might help bring it back to regular use, but so far I haven’t seen it re-emerge in daily usage. So,…
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More Tests
A recent update. So, because the tumor was of the size that was a close call between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy, the surgeon told me it “my choice!” I’m not sure that’s exactly a definitional Hobbesian choice, but it feels a bit like one. My desired choice is neither, but obviously that’s not an…
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Relief
By 51, it feels like most of us have been down this cancer journey with friends or family. And after the initial diagnosis comes the moment where you “hold your breath” and have to wait for MRI results to make sure the cancer is localized (that is, just in the spot where initially found). In…
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What do we need?
Maybe this will eventually become an FAQ or something, but as of today, June 15th, there isn’t anything we physically need. I’m healthy. Kids are entertained for the summer. Work is stable for both of us. We do promise to let you know if that changes. I do want to get a contributable playlist up…
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This is 51.
While I was hoping to have a few more details before doing public, with my birthday rapidly approaching, I wanted friends and family to know that 51 was going to look a little different from 50. 50 was full of travel and food–some of those pictures appearing on the Pictures page, but unfortunately, it…
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Why a blog? Why a website?
I’ve actually been thinking about setting up a personal website for awhile, mostly to capture travel. Social media has become a little disjointed and its hard to communicate from one place. With the recent diagnosis, I decided to follow through on that thought. With a lot of things out of my control, I like that…