Tag: breast cancer recovery
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I Went for Glasses and Got an Eyeball Plot Twist
I Went for Glasses and Got an Eyeball Plot Twist 🌼 Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Blurry, surprised, and mildly offended 💝 Status: Eye appointment complete 🤨 Outlook: Apparently my eyeballs wanted their own chapter Today I finally had my eye appointment. Finally. I knew chemo could cause vision changes, and I have…
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Fourteen Bags and a Missing Butt
Fourteen Bags and a Missing Butt 🌼 Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Closet-cleaning ambitious, body said “ma’am, no” 💖 Status: Fourteen bags lighter 😮 Outlook: Apparently my closet needed cancer recovery too Today I decided it was time to start cleaning out my closet. Cancer and chemo come with all kinds of unexpected…
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My Side Table Knows Too Much
My Side Table Knows Too Much 🌼 Date: Friday, June 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fragile, nauseous, and trying to rehydrate ❤️🩹 Status: Recovering from the Lupron gremlin 😣 Outlook: If survival had a table of contents, mine would apparently be sitting beside my recliner After the night I had last night, today was not about…
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Lupron, You Rude Little Gremlin
Lupron, You Rude Little Gremlin 🌼 Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Betrayed by my stomach ❤️🩹 Status: Lupron side effects have officially entered the chat 🤨 Outlook: I would like to unsubscribe from this hormone blocker welcome package Well. Lupron has officially made its presence known. And let me just say: Rude. Very…
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Chemo Nails and the Tina Book of Sailor Language
Chemo Nails and the Tina Book of Sailor Language 🌼 Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tender fingers, stubborn sparkle 💖 Status: Nail appointment day 😥 Outlook: Still short, still sore, still hoping cancer gives me this one thing back Today I had a nail appointment, and this time I remembered to take pictures…
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Just Give It Time, They Said
Just Give It Time, They Said 🌼 Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Mildly annoyed but medically released 💝 Status: Six-week radiation follow-up complete 🥰 Outlook: One more doctor checked off the active roster Today I had my six-week follow-up appointment with my radiation oncologist. Six weeks since radiation. Six weeks since the daily…
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Lupron Shot Number One: Right Cheek, Wrong Attitude
Lupron Shot Number One: Right Cheek, Wrong Attitude 🌼 Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Nervous but handled it ❤️🩹 Status: First Lupron shot complete 🤨 Outlook: My ovaries have officially received their eviction notice Today I went in for my first Lupron shot. This is the estrogen-blocking shot I will get once a…
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Turmeric Tea and the Neuropathy Desperation Club
Turmeric Tea and the Neuropathy Desperation Club 🌼 Date: Friday, June 12, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Curious, skeptical, and still mostly numb ❤️🩹 Status: Trying a homemade neuropathy remedy 🤔 Outlook: At this point, if it might help my feet, I’m listening Yesterday, while I was at the retirement celebration, one of the drivers told me…
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The Unwanted Houseguests Are Getting Roommates
The Unwanted Houseguests Are Getting Roommates 🌼 Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tired, informed, and side-eyeing the next phase ❤️🩹 Status: First oncology visit after treatment 🤨 Outlook: Apparently cancer recovery comes with a sequel, and nobody asked me if I wanted one Today was my first appointment with my oncologist since finishing…
