Navigating the healthcare system ∼ BC Becky

Infusion-fatigue

Wed June 28, 2017

As I work through my research data coding, I'm having to read and re-read and re-read... the BCBecky blog posts from the beginning through February 3, 2015. Some of the…

Persistence, Tenacity, and New Blood

Wed August 20, 2014

active treatment

This cancer journey reminds me of some aspects of our Going East bike trip - particularly during those times when persistence and tenacity are what you need to make…

Every day a new side effect

Tue July 29, 2014

active treatment

Chemo has many side effects, so many, that they don't tell you about them. What happens is, when you have a symptom, you contact your oncologist (or the oncologist…

Breast cancer pet peeve – it is not a “lump” (public service announcement)

Sun July 20, 2014

active treatment

My breast cancer pet peeve of the day is the word "lump" ... cause, well, it doesn't FEEL like a lump! The word lump actually is misleading and causes…

Chemo day in pictures …

Wed July 9, 2014

active treatment

Step one was to have the access placed into my port. This allows the nurse to draw blood for blood tests, but is also used for the infusion of…

Long day at Stanford

Fri June 20, 2014

active treatment

Our day began by driving up to Stanford early so that we could avoid too much rush hour stress. We decided to check out breakfast at the cancer…

How do you prepare to lose a body part?

Sun June 15, 2014

active treatment

When the surgeon told me that most likely I would need a mastectomy I did not really internalize what that meant. When a new friend mentioned that it was…