I had my follow up visit with my fabulous surgeon today. He took out the drains! Woot! He gave me permission to drive (as long as I'm not on the Vicodin he prescribed)! He gave me permission to travel! His nurse took off the dressing and showed me what was underneath ( Read more... )

I'm here! And I'm doing okay ( Read more... )

Surgery is scheduled for Monday. So, that's a thing. Bilateral mastectomy with lymph node something something on the left side ( Read more... )

I LOVE him. OMG, he was awesome. So SO happy with my team so far ( Read more... )

I get this question all the time, which I truly appreciate. Right now (Sept 18, 2015), I'm fine. I'm waiting, and there's not much I need besides connection. Which I have, because you're all awesome. *hugs everyone ( Read more... )

Today wasn't brilliant ( Read more... )

Everyone keeps asking me how I'm doing. Which is nice, of course. I love that y'all care. But, like, physically I'm FINE. Because, you know, I really am. Healthy as a horse, doing great. The irony of cancer caught early is that one doesn't feel sick at all. It's the treatment that's going to suck ( Read more... )

I had appointment with my surgeon today. He didn't know all the stuff I thought he'd know about what type of cancer it is. The only thing we know besides THAT it's cancer, is that it's well differentiated, which means slow growing, I think. The other tests are still being done, so we've got a few days/up to a week before we know whether it's ( Read more... )

So...I've got breast cancer. Right now, that's all I know. I'll know more 12 hours from now after a visit to my surgeon ( Read more... )

I don't think I can express how thankful I am for my amazing husband Jonathan. He's unbelievable. We've been together for 22 years, and we're still so much in love. In fact, we're so much more in love than I ever could have believed. I'm stunned by my good luck whenever I look at him. The fact that I have the right to touch him and sleep with him ( Read more... )