Went up to Halifax today to have a consult with the radiation oncologist. I was expecting to be told that they recommended wide spectrum prophylactic radiation for four to…
The oncologist appointment finally came Oct 10 - just after Thanksgiving. Since this was an in person appointment, it meant driving up to Halifax. We took the opportunity to…
After a slightly frustrating Tuesday, I did receive the lab report first this Wednesday morning. It was really helpful to be able to read the report and process the…
I'm excited that on Thursday I'll get to meet a bunch of illness (health) bloggers that I have followed for some time (e.g. Marie Ennis O’Connor (https://journeyingbeyondbreastcancer.com/), Beth Gainer…
I spent the day today preparing my biography for an upcoming Commonweal cancer help program. We were tasked with writing our biographies. We could write as much or as little…
I have a lot of anniversaries coming up ... so I'm expecting that my life will be filled with emotion. May 11, 2013 - Scott moves from Ottawa to California…
Today's ride was rather significant for me. For the first time since treatment, I made the ride up Mount Hamilton from the Fire Station. The last time I did…
I've gotten pretty good at interpreting what the pathology reports say, but I'm not great at what it means. Just before my oncologist walked into the room I said…
On Thursday I received the first of the surgical pathology reports. I'll get another at the end of the month after my bilateral mastectomy. This one reported on nine…