Tag: radiation recovery

  • The “I’m Fine” Mask Slipped

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    The “I’m Fine” Mask Slipped 🌼 Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Honest, swollen, and slightly annoyed 💔 Status: Physical therapy brought answers I was not exactly hoping for 😜 Outlook: New chapter unlocked: compression chic and lymphatic drainage Today I had physical therapy. And when she asked me how I was doing, I…

  • Welcome Back, Methotrexate, You Rude Little Miracle

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    Welcome Back, Methotrexate, You Rude Little Miracle 🌼 Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Horizontal with an ice pack ❤️‍🔥 Status: Methotrexate is back, and so are the side effects 😴 Outlook: Sleeping this one off and hoping tomorrow comes with fewer regrets Welcome back, Methotrexate. And apparently, welcome back to the full-fledged nausea…

  • 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…

  • Shrinky Dink Survivor Club

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    Shrinky Dink Survivor Club 🌼 Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Obedient patient with crispy edges 💔 Status: Back side improving, front side still auditioning for a medical bonfire 😐 Outlook: If this is the entry fee for the survivor’s club, I’ll pay it — but I will complain Today was updated-picture day for…

  • A Glimpse of PC Tina

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    A Glimpse of PC Tina 🌼 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hope with a little bit of holy-shit-is-this-normal? 💖 Status: Seen as Tina, not Cancer Tina 😍 Outlook: Maybe normal isn’t gone forever after all Today felt different. Not loud different. Not dramatic different. Not the kind of different that comes with a…

  • 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…

  • The Six-Week Waiting Game

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    The Six-Week Waiting Game 🌼 Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Laundry, impatience, and mild medical portal side-eye ❤️‍🩹 Status: Waiting for answers like it’s my full-time job 🤨 Outlook: Hopeful, but one “wait 4–6 weeks” away from becoming feral Yesterday was not exactly an action-packed episode of Tiny Tina: Cancerland Edition. There were…

  • Don’t Be Like Tina

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    Don’t Be Like Tina 🌼 Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Ginger ale, regret, and pure stubbornness 💔 Status: Rejecting antibiotics like they personally betrayed me 🙄 Outlook: Apparently awareness is not paranoia — it’s pattern recognition Today I had a follow-up skin check appointment with radiology. But before I could even get ready…

  • Twister, Cymbals & The Peeling Phase

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    Twister, Cymbals & The Peeling Phase 🌼 Date: Monday, May 4, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Exhausted, uncomfortable, and slightly over it 💓 Status: Sleep is now a competitive sport I am losing 🤨 Outlook: Hoping for rest… even if it comes in small, broken pieces Well… sleeping has officially become a challenge that I am not…