I’ve been dilatory in posting – my apologies.
Radiation is just over a third done. I’ve had 12 treatments out of 33, and up until yesterday evening, I haven’t really had any side-effects. I started feeling a little bit itchy, and when I got ready for bed, I saw that I’d developed a mild “sunburn”. I [...]
Archive for October, 2008
October 29, 2008
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October 14, 2008
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Today was my first radiation treatment. I got there 15 minutes early, and was told that their computers were down, but that they expected them to be up any time.
I got a lot of knitting done.
An hour and 15 minutes later, they took me in to start the checking process. They positioned me on my [...]
October 7, 2008
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The planning appointment for my radiation series went well, and quickly! They told me to plan on an hour to 1-1/4 hours, but we were out of there in 40 minutes. After my first appointment there, when the doctor was running 45 minutes late, I was prepared for the worst and so was pleasantly surprised.
The [...]
October 2, 2008
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Oh yeah.
I forgot to update on the cancer treatment progress.
We met with the radiation oncologist on the 22nd, and she wanted to have 4 weeks of healing between the last surgery and the start of radiation. I wanted to shake her – do you know how big any microscopic cells could grow in a month? [...]
October 1, 2008
Posted in breast cancer, tagged anger, breast cancer, Cancer Cannot Have Me, Donna Trussell, hope, julie martin, Mothers with Cancer, optimism, pessimism, positive attitude, The Stupid Cancer Blog on October 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Revisiting my post about optimism vs. pessimism, and the benefits of having a positive attitude:
I’ve been thinking about it since then, and what constitutes pessimism and optimism.
I ran across a blog post by Donna Trussell called Cancer Is So Limited? I Beg to Differ. I laughed out loud – she is a good writer [...]
