Friday, June 01, 2012

Peglove's Posts

All, Some, then, None.

All, Some, then, None.   When I was diagnosed, it seemed like every day I was meeting a new doctor, multiple doctors on some days. Some days I had doctors and procedures, or some kind of x-ray/mammo/MRI thing going on.   But today, I can't seem to get one doctor on the phone. I can't seem to get anyone to listen to me about my pain,... Read moreChevron

Waiting is a Stress Test!

Last week was the longest week of my life. knowing that I had to start school, but I was also waiting on bone scan results from the friday before. I was not really that worried, but the stress of it all happening at the same time has me a little whackado. The results were clean, no evidence of disease in my bones.   So my bone pain could... Read moreChevron

Mastectomy over Lumpectomy Does not mean Zero % Chance of Breast Cancer

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 moreChevron

Two years and counting. Looking back is crucial and necessary.

  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 moreChevron

Feeling Good, But Don't Push It!

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 moreChevron