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HealthGrades Post – Breast Cancer: The Size of Our Cancer Doesn’t Equal the Size of Our Support Needs
My breast cancer was caught early, while it was still non-invasive. It was so small that I initially thought it wouldn’t affect my life too significantly. Read more and get the full link to HealthGrades in the post
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HealthGrades Post: Breast Cancer- A Life Pivot I Wasn’t Expecting
I sat in the exam room with a flimsy paper gown on, swinging my legs in nervous anticipation. Today was the day I would get my results. After an abnormal mammogram, more imaging, and then a biopsy, the wait was over. Did I have cancer? #sponsored
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Lumpectomy 2022: Another Step In The In-Between
As I headed into my second lumpectomy, I was struck by how different it felt facing this surgery again. I was less fearful of the actual procedure and more anxious about the possible results. Lumpectomy 2022 was another step in-between.
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From An Inconclusive Biopsy to a Lumpectomy
After an inconclusive biopsy result, it was time to meet with my surgeon to discuss the pending lumpectomy. Surgery is soon!
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An Inconclusive Biopsy: More In-Between Ahead
I’ve had many biopsies over the years. They have all been able to definitively tell whether the finding is cancer or not. I was expecting that same clarity after this latest biopsy. I was completely unprepared to hear that the results were inconclusive.
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Cancer Survivorship: Living in the In-Between
When I finished breast cancer treatment, I eagerly awaited the time that I could move back into the normal phase of my life. Treatment was done, and now everything could fall back into place. But, it turns out, there isn’t a back to normal. Cancer survivorship, for me, means learning to live in the in-between.
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Another Biopsy: Not On My List of 2022 Summer Fun!
A biopsy wasn’t on my list of summer fun. And yet, here I am, three years after my first abnormal mammogram, facing another biopsy. I’m not excited.
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Why is DCIS Controversial?
Why is DCIS Controversial? And what does that mean for patients? When I was diagnosed with DCIS in 2019, I had no idea it was controversial. I knew DCIS was early-stage breast cancer and needed to be treated. But, the idea that it was controversial? That certainly didn't cross my mind.
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Recovery is a Process, Not an Event
Recovery from cancer or a significant injury isn’t an event. We don’t wake up one day and feel completely recovered. Recovery is a process, not an event.
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DCIS Matters: 15 Takeaways from the 2022 ASBrS DCIS Controversies Course
After a day of learning about DCIS treatment, research, and future treatment options, I had pages of notes and plenty of hope. DCIS matters!
