Monthly Archives: October 2007
Theft
So this is the first day since last Friday that I actually felt well enough to go to work, and what happens?! Four kids (late teens, early 20s maybe) come into my workplace, ask to use the bathroom, distract me … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Chemo costs – the final # is in
Here’s another post for the personal finance and cancer bloggers out there. Now that chemo is done and all the bills are in, I have the final numbers. For 8 rounds of chemo (4 of adriamycin/cytoxan and 4 of taxol), … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, chemo, costs
Needle-core biopsy
I’m constructing a timeline in the “about” section, and found this piece about my needle-core biopsy. March 10, 2007 It was yesterday, and let’s just say that if the local anesthesia had actually worked it would have been fine, but … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, tests
Wellbutrin & tamoxifen DON’T mix, revisited
I first started taking wellbutrin in mid-2006, because I had overwhelming fatigue. Go figure, I had cancer. (A fact which we wouldn’t discover until 8 months later, but enough about that. For now.) I told my HMO at the time … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, CYP2D6, tamoxifen
Post-chemo ticker
In some ways, life after chemo has the feeling of reborn. It is, most certainly, a second chance. Sometimes a day feels as long as a week and sometimes it feels like an hour. The ticker in the side bar … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, chemo, quality of life
A nice, normal cold
re: my fatigue a few days ago – turns out I was getting a cold! Yes, I do sound a little excited, don’t I? It’s just so nice to have something wrong that’s normal.
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, recovery
Metabolizing tamoxifen
What an interesting time we live in. Turns out that there are specific genes that affect enzymes that metabolize drugs. And some drugs inhibit the enzymes. This is important for women taking tamoxifen, because if it’s not metabolized well then … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, CYP2D6, tamoxifen, tests
Fatigue
8 rads down, 20 to go. Beautiful day, and I’m tired, in a way that’s beyond tired. Pdx Lee Anne calls it “couch world.”
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, radiation
Rebel1in8′s dialogues
I’m so incredibly honored – my blog somehow made it into Rebel1in8′s “dialogue” list. Founder Jacqueline Skaggs writes, “The dialogues are a gathering of diverse voices unveiled by powerful bloggers. Their raw honest testimonies, rants and informative offerings often become … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life
Early mornings
Good news, and bad (though minor, more of a whine), and more good. First, the good: the whole radiation treatment process so far is a breeze compared to chemo. The bad:
Filed under quality of life, radiation
