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My “Revolving Door of Oncologists”
The other day I met with oncologist number five. Yes, that’s right, number five. If I didn’t know better, I might think there was a problem with me and I don’t mean cancer! Seriously though, changing...
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The “Cancer Emotions” Are Still Close to the Surface
I’ve probably mentioned once or twice (okay more) that there will never be a day for me when I do not think about cancer due to a wide variety of reasons. Sometimes I can and do go for minutes, even...
View ArticleWhen Doctors Seem Dismissive
I intentionally titled this post when doctors seem dismissive rather when doctors are dismissive. Most doctors are anything but dismissive. Overall, my doctors have been great and this post is not...
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My Revolving Door of Oncologists Continues to Revolve
Sometimes I’m envious of those who have and have had ongoing stable relationships with their oncologists. It would be really wonderful to have a doctor/patient relationship that feels solid and...
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Cancer & Reality Checks
Last month it was time once again for my six-month oncology checkup with oncologist number four. Due to various circumstances, I’ve had five different oncologists. I’m now back with number 4. Number...
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Do You Ever Wonder Why You Got Cancer?
After you heard those terrible words, you have cancer, did you ever stop and ask yourself, or ask anyone else for that matter, why me? I’ve heard, rather I’ve read, some say they never thought or asked...
View ArticleAnother Trip to the Oncologist – Still NED, Still Grateful
Recently I had my six-month oncology checkup. In some ways, these appointments have become routine-like. In other ways, the very fact that I have oncology appointments at all still seems quite...
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Aromatase Inhibitors – Five Years, Now What? Part 1
I have written several times about the dreaded aromatase inhibitors, or as many of us prefer to call them, the drugs we love to hate. Those posts are among my most-read and most-commented-on posts....
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Cancer Is All About Worry
Cancer is all about worry. Cancer causes a domino effect of worry. One worry leads to another. When you first find your lump or whatever clue finally gives your sneaky cancer away, you worry about...
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Still NED, Still Grateful & Still Pissed Off
Last week I had my checkup with my oncologist. Sometimes I’m not even sure why I keep having these appointments because as I’ve mentioned before, we pretty much have the same discussions now at each...
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Cancer Harbors™ – A Guest Post by Alene Nitzky
I am excited to share a guest post by my friend, Alene Nitzky. Alene shares about her wonderful (and very much needed) new online service now available for people who are trying to reclaim and restore...
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How Did You First Hear the Words, You Have Cancer?
Upon reading a recent @BCSM post about results obtained in a research survey in which breast cancer patients were asked how they preferred to hear news of their cancer diagnosis and other ongoing...
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Diary of a Wimpy Cancer Patient
Have you read the highly popular comic/novel for young teens called, Diary of a Wimpy Kid? It’s about a middle-school kid who doesn’t quite fit the mold at school or in his family. The story outlines...
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Seven Years Later, I Still Can’t Believe I Need An Oncologist
You might think after seven years I would have adjusted by now to having an oncologist, but I have not. Not entirely anyway. It still seems strange to have need of such a person in my life. As I’ve...
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What Should You Take to Chemo?
Seven years ago this week I started chemotherapy. To say, I was scared to death, is an understatement, that’s for sure. I haven’t written about this topic in quite a while, although I wrote about it...
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Breast Cancer Treatment’s Collateral Damage – Let’s Talk About It, Part 1
This post has been sitting in my draft folder for a while. Sometimes I hesitate to write about cancer crap fallout that goes on and on and on and on following a cancer diagnosis. Notice I say,...
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Is It Reasonable to Take a Break from Your Aromatase Inhibitor Medication?
I am always on the lookout for information and studies about the dreaded, drugs we love to hate – aromatase inhibitors. I have written about these drugs quite a few times. They definitely do have a...
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What Do You Want Most from Your Oncologist?
Recently, I had my six-month checkup with my oncologist. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve had five oncologists. Not my fault. Just sayin’. I’m not all that difficult a patient. Trust me. I’m not. It’s...
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When Your Doctor Doesn’t Listen—Ten Tips to Help Change that
Readers sometimes confide that they feel their doctors don’t listen. Perhaps you have felt this way too. Readers most often share feeling this way regarding discussions they’ve had with their...
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Let’s Stop Calling Metastatic Breast Cancer “Chronic”!
Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is breast cancer that has spread to distant organs. Most often this occurs in the bones, lungs, liver or brain, but metastasis can occur in other organs as well. 6-10%...
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