Information and opinions on Breast Cancer from purplemoonmom at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/20709/year-ago Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:56:00 -0500 purplemoonmom A year ago today I was told by a radiologist that the spot on the ultrasound "didn't look good" and a biopsy proved that this was a true statement.   A year ago my world came crashing in on me.   I thought about buying myself a pink rose to bring to work today but I have two kids to get to school and it's winter weather and I didn't plan enough time to get to the store.  It's okay... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/20709/year-ago http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/15989/hey-sisters Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:28:00 -0500 purplemoonmom   I just changed my status on this site from "a person who is living with breast cancer" to "a person who has been through breast cancer".  And it feels wonderful to have done so.  This site was such a source of comfort for me when I was first diagnosed in Feb. and throughout my 4 rounds of chemo treatments.  I have been back to work for over a month now.  Life, for the most part, has returned... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/15989/hey-sisters http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/11892/chemo-3 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:27:00 -0400 purplemoonmom It seems a little funny to be writing about chemo round #3 today when chemo round #4 is tomorrow, but, oh well. For round #3 we tried a prescription antiemetic (Emend) to try to combat my severe nausea and vomiting. I thought we had found the miracle drug!  The day after my infusion I was feeling well enough to go out socially that Thursday night. But then Friday came and it was down hill from there. For the next five days or so I had... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/11892/chemo-3 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/10918/back-round Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:34:00 -0400 purplemoonmom Before being diagnosed, I was always put off a little with the term "battling cancer".  It just seemed so rough and tough, and the people I knew that had been through cancer all seemed so poised and grateful and an inspiration to be around.  I held the belief that cancer couldn't have been much of a battle for them to come out the other end of it seemingly unscathed.  But now I think differently. And although I still... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/10918/back-round http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/10369/haircut Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:11:00 -0400 purplemoonmom I've been putting off the inevitable.  My hair has been coming out in small clumps since Saturday.  Which, strangely, was exactly 14 days after my first chemo treatment.  This is when I was told it would occur by my oncologist, but I thought, "everybody's different, they can't be that exact about it."  Well, that's when it happened to me.  The clumps have been getting larger and larger and I was afraid of clogging the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/10369/haircut http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/9923/wrote Tue, 29 May 2007 20:54:00 -0400 purplemoonmom purplemoonmomTuesday, May 29, 2007 at 7:59 PM My last email was 5/24, 4 days ago. I wrote right after my first treatment that went extraodinarily well. My kids came in for a visit. I was lucky enough to be paired with a 30year nurse who also owns a sheep farm and spins her own wool. ( i am a knitting junky). She commented on the tie I was knitting for my son in self-striping fingering weight yarn. Hopefully he'll wear it to his... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/9923/wrote http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/9801/chemo Thu, 24 May 2007 21:56:00 -0400 purplemoonmom I begin chemotherapy tomorrow.  I don't want to, but I know myself.  I will lay awake nights picturing these little mutant cells swimming up to my brain, down to my liver, settling  neatly in between vertebrae in my neck.  Hell, I'll picture that even AFTER chemo.  I'm that kind of person.  But I'm also a Mom to Stephanie, 11, and Cody, 8, and a wife to Mike for 12 years (his friend for 20).  Three of the best reasons I... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8966/9801/chemo