check yourself + those you love for signs of breast cancer,
get information + diagrams at breastcancer.org
i feel a new little lump i'm going to get checked out next week.
here's an excerpt from my breast cancer update 1 year ago:
"give those lemons a squeeze! it's time again to go to lemonland to protect yourself from breast cancer. spread the word. it's time to squeeeeeze!
i spent the day fighting off breast cancer. first i had radiation treatment #13 (15 to go. i'm almost 1/2 done), then the radiation doctor checked out my skin to see if it's burnt yet. it's red + burning like a sunburn so far. very annoying added to the persistent nerve damage pain from the mastectomy + lymph node surgeries. he signed my application for a temporary handicapped placard, because of the acute heart failure from chemo, plus radiation fatigue. then i had a little lunch + went back to the hospital for a radioactive heart scan for the rest of the day. now i'm radioactive + not supposed to be around my daughter or any small child or pregnant woman for 24 hours. i know the routine, this is my 6th monthly heart scan. each test result has been worse than the one before. next week, i'll get these results. the technician says he scans a lot of women with heart damage from herceptin + he hasn't seen anyone's heart improve yet, but maybe i'll be the first :D"
YAY!!! i'm here 1 year later! i'm taking my daughter to ice speedskating!!!
my heart has strengthened a lot, but my arm is still messed up from surgery + i have nerve damage in my hands + feet from chemo + i feel a little lump in my other breast i'm going to check out medically asap.
every day is a good day :)
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