Category Archives: quality of life
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.
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, radiation, recovery
From tamoxifen to zoladex + femara
Hi all! Happy New Year! May 2009 be the year that there are no cancer scares for me or for you or your loved ones! The good news: I’m feeling better overall than I have for years, so take heart.
Filed under breast cancer, healing, quality of life, recovery, tamoxifen
Time away
I’ve been feeling nonverbal lately, so a trip to the country was perfect. And with tulip salad to boot.
Filed under quality of life, recovery
tamoxifen and I are NOT the best of friends
Okay, minor suckage for the day – tamoxifen and I are just NOT the best of friends. I’ve bailed on it again, and now, 5 days later, I’m beginning to feel SOOO much better!
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, recovery, tamoxifen
Benign is a marvelous word
It really really is. Feel like I got my life handed back to me. Love that.
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, recovery
A teensy bit scared
There’s this wonderful thread on breastcancer.org where you can do a “cancer sucks in this specific way” sort of post. A place to vent and rant. And rant people do, and you know what happens with rants after you really … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, screening
After cancerland :)
from a friend in the UK, responding to me: ” ‘Picking up the pieces after cancer’ must be a very difficult thing to do (says me, who knows nothing) but you know what, it’s a wonderful thing to read. You … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, recovery
it’s all right, baby, it’s all right
realize that a year and two days ago your niece tried to tell you that you had cancer. before the mammogram people even called. before there was any way to “know.” ponder this. wonder how we know what we know,
Filed under breast cancer, quality of life, recovery
Knock on wood :)
For various reasons here and there, I’ve had a brain MRI, two sinus C/T scans, and a chest C/T scan, all since December. And the upshot? ALL CLEAR. No Evidence of Disease. No brain mets, no lung mets, no liver … Continue reading
Filed under quality of life, recovery
the, ahem, hair-do
BTW – I know I longed for hair when I was bald, I know I wished for it daily, but sheesh, I should have been more specific in my wishes. Ok, powers-that-be, here is the genie-specific wish:
Filed under breast cancer, humor, quality of life, recovery
