Monthly Archives: July 2011

4 down, 31 to go !

No, I will not be ordering seared breast of anything soon.  I am done another round and another week dealing with breast cancer bullshit has come to a close.   However, getting to rads today was like playing bumper cars in real-time. On … Continue reading

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3 down, 32 to go

Yes….another one down and I am going back to bed.  Today I am very tired. My other Barb friend (Southern Barb from high school) has written me a jingle for radiation – sing to the tune of that old family … Continue reading

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2 down, 33 to go

Number 2 down.  Today the hospital temperature was kooky in the breast radiation section – the heat was on in some spots…and ummm if they want us to avoid extremes in temperature maybe they need to tweak that thermostat. My … Continue reading

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1 down 34 to go…

….yep first radiation treatment is now history.  I have some additional tattoos and some neat stickers near my boob that have “x” on them…. so now I am  signing off and making my sweet man dinner. over and out.  

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blogging for a cure/is it good luck when…

  Is it good luck when your dog poops in your shoe?  One of mine did that to me this morning.  I am thinking there is a cosmic raison d’être on this since  some of you may recall a bird … Continue reading

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dessert first day

Today I ate dessert first. Yes indeedy, on my way home from the office the lure of the new frozen yogurt place could be denied no longer.  So yes, yes, I ate dessert first and it was yummy.  I had red … Continue reading

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the next part of the journey is about to begin

I would be lying if I did not admit I was still anxious about radiation.  I am and I can only find one of the three tattoos so I wonder if the ink did not take or something. But as … Continue reading

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mammogram musical chairs

Ok so when was it?  A year or two ago when “experts” recommended that we NOT have mammograms routinely  between  40 and 49 and only biennial screening 50- 74? May I once again say that if I or my doctors had … Continue reading

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living well is the best revenge…think pink, live green

Well first I start today’s post with something by http://www.breastcancer.org ‘s  founder Dr. Marisa Weiss called Think Pink, Live Green – it sure has made me think.  Seriously, even if you have never had breast cancer and don’t feel you are at … Continue reading

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let the games begin

Today was incredibly long, and  my friend Teri wants everyone to know she was early.   It’s a running joke, but usually I am the early one and she is not. Linda and Teri came to keep me company today and … Continue reading

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