Tag: breast cancer recovery

  • Methotrexate Is Back on the Menu

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    Methotrexate Is Back on the Menu 🌼 Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cautiously hopeful with a side of snap, crackle, pop ❤️‍🩹 Status: Cleared to restart the miracle drug 😇 Outlook: Praying for relief, because this body is loud Today I got two emails I have been waiting for. One from my radiation…

  • The Hot Coal Foot Club

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    The Hot Coal Foot Club 🌼 Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Pins, needles, hot coals, and a little bit of rage ❤️‍🩹 Status: Neuropathy has entered the chat and turned up the volume 🧐 Outlook: Looking for Plan B, because Gabapentin and Tina are not friends Today, the neuropathy in my feet and…

  • You’re Clear

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    You’re Clear 🌼 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hospital gown couture and cautious celebration 💕 Status: Officially clinging to two beautiful little words 🥰 Outlook: Cancer free, with a tiny anxious asterisk in the back of my brain Today I had my six-month follow-up with the surgeon who performed my mastectomy back in…

  • The Chin Shelf Situation

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    The Chin Shelf Situation 🌼 Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Suspicious swelling and side-eye ❤️ Status: Monitoring the newest alien invasion 🤨 Outlook: Hoping this boob calms down before it applies for permanent residency under my chin Apparently, my body has decided that we were getting a little too comfortable. Because today, I…

  • Wig, Boob, and a Secret Little Spark

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    Wig, Boob, and a Secret Little Spark 🌼 Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Nervous excitement with a side of closet panic 💓 Status: Planning from the bald head down instead of the shoes up 😘 Outlook: Authentic Tina is reporting for duty Today brought me a little spark of exciting news. I am…

  • Shrink-Wrap, Allergic Reactions & My Greased Pig Phase

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    Shrink-Wrap, Allergic Reactions & My Greased Pig Phase 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tight, tired, and slightly irritated (understatement of the year) 💖 Status: My skin is mad, my chest is tight, and I’m officially entering the Greased Pig Phase 😕 Outlook: Hoping for relief, more oxygen, and that my skin and…

  • Cup Noodles, Tokamaks & One Very Crispy Boob

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    Cup Noodles, Tokamaks & One Very Crispy Boob 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fried, itchy, and slightly delusional ❤️‍🩹 Status: Officially entering the “crispy” stage of radiation 😒 Outlook: Hoping this is the peak before things start healing When I woke up this morning and looked at my chest, I knew immediately…

  • The Frozen Vegetable Parade

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    The Frozen Vegetable Parade 🌼 Date: Monday, April 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fried, itchy, and mildly nauseous ❤️‍🩹 Status: Managing the side effects one frozen vegetable at a time 😣 Outlook: Hoping tomorrow my skin decides to behave Today has been one of those days where my body decided to remind me that radiation treatment…

  • Hot Pink Is Not a Natural Skin Tone

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    Hot Pink Is Not a Natural Skin Tone 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026⚡ Energy: Slightly crispy❤️‍🩹 Status: Radiation reactions have officially arrived🤔 Outlook: Apparently the solution is… more lotion. Radiation Treatment: Day 11 Last night as I was slathering on my final coat of lotion before bed, I noticed a few bumps in my…

  • The Waiting Game

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    The Waiting Game 🌼 Date: Friday, March 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Morning Routine Meets Medical Limbo ❤️‍🩹 Status: Waiting (my least favorite sport) 😒 Outlook: Answers Coming Monday Our new morning routine is officially a thing now. First, we wake up Miss Maizy.Then both puppies go outside. Then it’s breakfast time for the girls.Then… back…