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new milestone
Today was my regular oncology appointment. All good here and NED (No Evidence of Disease) is still my friend! June 1 will be 12 years. Today I had a graduation of sorts, my oncologist released me for annual appointments versus … Continue reading
hello 2023: social media and cancer
I posted the following on someone’s cancer timeline about those voluminous and far too frequent Facebook posts about people with cancer: “Hi – I read the post all the way through. I am an 11 year + survivor of one, … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, facebook, friends, ihavebreastcancerblog, life, life after breast cancer, women
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oh christ it is october, think before you pink.
Consider this your annual PSA that I have been providing for 11 years now. Buying pink crap helps the bottom line of corporate America, not so much breast cancer patients, survivors, and victims. Every year as soon as October 1st … Continue reading
it’s official: 11 years clear
Well it’s a little late but it’s official: all clear on the mammogram. I have to say once again that I really like the radiology technicians who operate the mammography equipment at Penn Medicine. My tech today was simply awesome. … Continue reading
standard of care.
This is a more generalized healthcare post, as opposed to being specifically about breast cancer. Now is the time of year that I have my seemingly endless rounds of doctor’s appointments. This week alone will be hundreds of dollars in … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, health insurance, healthcare, life
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11 years plus a day
Yesterday I kept waiting for someone to remember. Actually no one did. But like most survivors of breast cancer, I remembered. Yesterday was 11 years. 11 years ago today I was recovering from a successful surgery. In honor of my … Continue reading
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almost 11 years
In a couple of days it is quite remarkably, 11 years since my breast cancer surgery. The date was June 1, 2011. So much has changed in my world since then, and cancer aside, all for the better. as I … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 years, breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, life, life after breast cancer
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mammogram appointment needed, not spanish inquisition
As I am writing this post I’m beyond a little salty and I already called the patient experience person at Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital because I am pissed off enough. I’ve been having a hard time trying to get … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, Chester county hospital, mammogram, penn medicine, Spanish Inquisition
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it’s about the lymphedema
Yep. Lymphedema. That’s my leg in the photo at the bottom of this post. And I tinted everything pink, I don’t actually have bad circulation 🤣 But lymphedema isn’t pretty, and tinting it pink just amused me. Probably because everyone … Continue reading
christmas thoughts: year ten draws to a close
Ten long but pretty darn good post breast cancer years is drawing to a close. It somehow seems inconceivable for 10 years have gone by so quickly, and then I have been so lucky. And I have been. Friday was … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, breastcancer.org, christmas, friends, love
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