chemo ∼ BC Becky

The pains with the American system

Mon July 7, 2014

Having decent insurance has made most of the process of cancer treatment go smoothly. You'd have thought with a week of advance notice, it would all be figured out…

First day of chemo

Mon July 7, 2014

chemo

So today was day 1 of chemo. It was a little emotional when she pushed the Doxorubicin (A) - they closed the curtains when I started crying - but…

I’m ready

Sun July 6, 2014

active treatment

I am so ready to make the transition from someone with breast cancer to someone fighting breast cancer. Tomorrow morning, bright and early, I begin chemotherapy - assuming the…

Preparations

Thu June 26, 2014

active treatment

I've talked before about how other things I have done in my life have prepared me well for this new journey. At the chemo class yesterday, the nurse talked…

Significance of dates and getting ready for chemo

Thu June 26, 2014

active treatment

It is funny how special dates have meaning - and how we know what dates are good dates and which are not. I wanted to strongly avoid starting chemo…

The calm and then the storm

Wed June 25, 2014

active treatment

Yesterday was one of those calm then stormy days. It began with a breakfast meeting with a new friend, whom I met through the social network myBCTeam.com. It turns out…

Knowing what to expect

Tue June 24, 2014

active treatment

"In my experience, fear comes from not knowing what to expect and not feeling you have any control over what’s about to happen. When you feel helpless, you’re far…

Double-mastectomy and chemo

Thu June 19, 2014

active treatment

If I'm repeating myself, I apologize. One thing that I've noticed over the last two or three days is that my short-term memory sucks. I cannot seem to hold…