Am really thankful for the LiveStrong Foundation’s “My Daily Plate” nutrient counter: today I had 1530 calories, and 51 grams of fat. And that was a day with what I felt like was a lot of food. Was bummed that there was dairy in my chicken tandoori. And who knew that the [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 28, 2009
living the low-fat life
Trying to eat a “low-fat” diet and figure out what that means, given that I feel icky after eating fatty meals. I stopped dairy and fried foods a while ago, but clearly other foods have fat in them as well. I think that my favorite nut butters may have to go. A full [...]
October 26, 2009
uphill
It’s time to lose the 25+ lbs that packed on during radiation. Hence the weight loss ticker on the right. First step: accurate scale (done). Second step: athletic shoes.
October 25, 2009
a love letter to my liver (or, fatty liver after breast cancer treatment)
Oh liver, why so gray? The other organs bounce bright white light around the C/T screen, but you, you sit there with fat throughout, listless. Dull and aching. Is it because you miss your friend estradiol? Was it the short dance with tamoxifen?
“Kidneys, heart, pancreas — all beautiful,” the radiologist said. I want you to [...]
October 22, 2009
bart saga part 4
So apparently the note in the file re: family history of ovarian cancer was “either uterine or ovarian cancer” which is why it wasn’t reported
October 21, 2009
the brca BART saga, continued
So, I contacted Myriad to actually get the criteria for the BART, and this time was told that I would need two relatives with breast cancer under age 50 or ovarian cancer at any age. My response: Check! Got those.
October 16, 2009
Myriad’s BRCA 5-site rearrangement panel does NOT include BART
The answer to my question a few days ago is: No. Myriad Lab’s brca 5-site rerrangement panel does NOT include the BART (BRACAnalysis® Rearrangement Test).
October 12, 2009
Does the BRCA 5-site rearrangement panel include BART testing?
My medical geekiness showed its colors today. Last night, at the Young Survivors Sunday Starbucks group an amazing guest speaker mentioned the BART test for those who had tested BRCA negative. So, I dug out my trusty notebook of lab results, flipped to the genetics section and found my Mar 2007 “Comprehensive BRACAnalysis.” It lists [...]
October 11, 2009
rearranging life after cancer
Cancer rearranges life. The people who go through chemo with us are not necessarily the people who are with us afterwards. There’s a tendency with any big change in someone’s life to want them to go back to who they always were, but those big experiences – they change us. And our friends don’t always [...]
October 10, 2009
Growing my hair out
I dreamt my hair was long, almost to my knees. Since length of hair = time away from chemo, you can see what this dream meant. No cancer for a long, long time. Hmmm….maybe the recurrence fears are beginning to ease. Most recent chest c/t was clear – so far, so good, knock on wood
