Tag: cancer side effects
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A Small Price to Pay?
A Small Price to Pay? 🌼 Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Angry, grateful, and tired of being told to tolerate it 💗 Status: Survivorship needs more than a fan 🥲 Outlook: Breathing is not the same as thriving I found something online today and it hit home. Hard. Because there seems to be…
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Anastrozole Has Entered the Chat
Anastrozole Has Entered the Chat 🌼 Date: Friday, August 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hormone blocker round two 💗 Status: Estrogen buffet closed 🤔 Outlook: Apparently my body needed another eviction notice Today another estrogen blocker joins the party. Welcome, Anastrozole. Brand name Arimidex. Because apparently Lupron looked around my body and said, “I could use…
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What Looking Okay Actually Contains
What Looking Okay Actually Contains 🌼 Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Return-to-work reality check 💗 Status: Looking okay does not mean feeling okay 😌 Outlook: Please remember there is more happening than what you can see With my return to work coming up soon, this feels like something I need to say. Can…
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Google MD and the Ice-Cold Water Situation
Google MD and the Ice-Cold Water Situation 🌼 Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hydration-focused, but still picky ❤️🩹 Status: Trying to convince my neutrophils to get back to work 🥶 Outlook: If my body wants fluids on the rocks, then on the rocks it is Thanks to the very prestigious degree I have…
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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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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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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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The Nails Cancer Tried to Take
The Nails Cancer Tried to Take 🌼 Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tender fingertips and stubborn sparkle ❤️🩹 Status: Nail appointment survived, barely 😡 Outlook: Cancer can take a lot, but it does not get to steal all my shine Today I had to get my nails done. And when I say had…
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The Itching Phase & Chemo Brain Glitches
The Itching Phase & Chemo Brain Glitches 🌼 Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Itchy and mentally scrambled ❤️🩹 Status: Surviving the side effects 🤨 Outlook: Hoping my brain and my skin both decide to behave The itching phase has officially begun. I’m pretty sure anyone who sees me right now thinks I either…
