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Peglove on Breast Cancer
Tuesday, December 06 2011
Today on Dr. Drew they had a panel of doctors talking about Guiliana Rancic's choice to get a double mastectomy to avoid "looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life". It is also on the heels of Wanda Sikes, the Black comedian having the same procedure for her micro-cancer, or stage zero breast cancer, for the same reason; she did not... Read more
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Peglove on Breast Cancer
Monday, November 07 2011
My 2 year mammo came through clean. I didn't get to see the regular doc that looked at it, just a nurse lady. I was a little uneasy about how flippantly they told me to go home, that it was all fine. But I guess there is no more hand-holding after treatment. I was wondering if I could talk to my surgeon or onco and see what they said on... Read more
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Peglove on Breast Cancer
Thursday, September 01 2011
I have come out of my two-year cancer coma with full force. I have started a new program that takes me to school Mondays and Wednesdays and working tuesdays and thursdays. It is my secret mission for now. I feel really superstitious about it, so I don't want to say what it is just yet….
As I found my way around this huge campus on... Read more
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Peglove on Breast Cancer
Sunday, July 31 2011
I think this is finally the time that I can say I feel like my old self again. I waited to feel that, and it may not be permanent, but it's here now, and like the sun shining on your face, after a cold, hard winter, it is welcomed and unquestioned.
At first I was going to have a party at our house, not for any particular reason. Just for... Read more
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Peglove on Breast Cancer
Tuesday, May 31 2011
It has been a real struggle adjusting to the new medication that is supposed to be a part of my life for five years...tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is a hormone blocker. Since my breast cancer was fueled by hormones, taking this drug for five years is the next step in my cancer therapy. It is the basic protocol for my type of cancer---the most... Read more
