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mom2acat's journal
Radiation is halfway done
- By mom2acat · Posted November 19, 2009
- 2 replies
- I've had 7 low dose radiation treatments to my hip joint now; 7 more to go. My IBS started to flare up Sunday, (I have the kind with diarrhea). They have tried to avoid going through the bowel with the ...
Started radiation yesterday
- By mom2acat · Posted November 11, 2009
- 4 replies
- Yesterday was day 1 of round 3 of radiation. Saw many of the same familiar faces of the staff that were there the first 2 times, in 2004 and 2007. My appointment was set for 2pm. Then a 25 minute drive ...
Starting radiation soon
- By mom2acat · Posted October 29, 2009
- 4 replies
- I'm going to be getting 14 treatments of low dose radiation to my left hip joint. There is a risk of necrosis to the joint with radiation,especially since I've had radiation to that area before, but since ...
Cancer Survivor on the Daily Show
- By mom2acat · Posted October 23, 2009
- 2 replies
- Barbara Ehrenriech on The Daily Show talks about the tyranny of "positive thinking" and her experience with breast cancer - check it out http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-oc tober-14-2009/barbara-ehrenreich ...
My visit with the radiation oncologist today
- By mom2acat · Posted October 23, 2009
- 2 replies
- I had my appointment this afternoon with Dr.Buth, the radiation oncologist, at Crossroads Radiation in Reed City. He is the same doctor I had when I had the radiation in 2004 and 2007. He is not so sure ...
Just got a phone call with my MRI results *10/13 Update
- By mom2acat · Posted October 7, 2009
- 12 replies
- I just had my hip MRI done on Monday, wasn't expecting the ortho surgeon's office to call me back so soon, but as soon as I saw them on the caller ID, I had a feeling it wasn't good news. I have 2 new ...
Medication changed again
- By mom2acat · Posted September 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- I had my monthly oncologist appointment and Zometa yesterday. Short recap of what I posted in my other journal entries. Had a bone scan in June, showed a couple of new lesions, and tumor markers were ...
The latest on my hip pain issues *updated 9/11)
- By mom2acat · Posted August 25, 2009
- 7 replies
- On my last visit with pain specialist, he had me try Medrol, an oral steroid, for the pain. They didn't help; it's a pity, because I didn't notice any bad side effects from it either. I'm sensitive to ...
Latest bone scan: official word from my doctor
- By mom2acat · Posted June 23, 2009
- 22 replies
- For those who have been reading my journal, you probably remember I had a bone scan about 3 1/2 weeks ago, and I picked up the report about 3 weeks ago. I knew I had at least a couple of new lesions ...
Six years ago today
- By mom2acat · Posted May 3, 2009
- 13 replies
- I have been surviving cancer for 6 years now; it was 6 years ago today, that I had my bilateral mastectomy. I count that as my first day of survivorship, because the surgery was the first step in getting ...
An anniversary of sorts
- By mom2acat · Posted April 10, 2009
- 13 replies
- Yesterday marked the anniversary of the day I found out that my cancer returned in the form of bone mets. I had had my PET/CT scan, which showed "hot spots", and then I had the bone scan to confirm what ...
My appointment with the pain specialist today
- By mom2acat · Posted February 24, 2009
- 10 replies
- Today was my first appointment with Dr. Basch, my pain specialist, since I had the EMG done two weeks ago by Dr. Lado. Dr. Basch believes my pain is probably coming from scar tissue on the femoral nerve ...
EMG today
- By mom2acat · Posted February 11, 2009
- 2 replies
- I had my EMG on my left leg this morning. I was kind of nervous before I got there, not knowing what to expect, but it wasn't really that bad. Not so much painful as just kind of "weird" feeling. Dr ...
Alligators kept me awake last night
- By mom2acat · Posted February 4, 2009
- 18 replies
- Yesterday was my by now routine monthly appointment with my oncologist, Dr.Pawl, and my Zometa infusion and Faslodex injection. I'm still doing well, lab work is still looking good. I should be happy ...
MRI results
- By mom2acat · Posted January 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- I had my MRI on the spine done last week. Today I saw my pain doctor. He could not see anything in the report to explain the pain in my hip, just changes associated with aging. Good news is there was ...
Arthrogram yesterday
- By mom2acat · Posted December 18, 2008
- 10 replies
- I had the arthrogram done yesterday. I was nervous about getting the dye injected into my hip joint, wasn't sure how that was going to feel, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. First, they ...
My try at poetry
- By mom2acat · Posted November 27, 2008
- 13 replies
- I'm not writer, or a poet, but this morning some of these lines just came into my head, so I grabbed a pen and paper, and thought I'd give it a try. This is about living with metastatic breast cancer ...
Starting a new chapter in my life, applied for SSD
- By mom2acat · Posted November 6, 2008
- 24 replies
- I have been thinking for a long time about quitting my job and applying for Social Security Disability. It has been getting harder, both physically and mentally, to handle work. So, I called Dr. Pawl's ...
Bone scan being moved up, was in the ER today
- By mom2acat · Posted November 4, 2008
- 19 replies
- The pain in my shoulder and elbow was much worse over the weekend; yesterday at work was the worst. I thought I was feeling better when I got up, but while driving to work it started hurting pretty bad ...
Bone scan time again
- By mom2acat · Posted October 29, 2008
- 5 replies
- My last bone scan was in March, and it was good; it showed my mets were stable. I've been doing well with treatment since then, and I knew the time was coming for another scan. My next one will be November ...