Category Archives: surgery

Sep26

What next?

I was diagnosed with breast cancer on January 27. Since then, I have had: Two mammograms Two ultrasounds One MRI One biopsy One PET scan Two surgeries One four-day hospitalization for an infection Four chemotherapy infusions Twenty-one radiation treatments Untold … Continue reading →

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Apr22

Random thoughts post-mastectomy, post-bonus-four-days-in-the-hospital and post-implant removal

1.  It hurt. It really, really hurt. That being said, I find that I have a very high tolerance for pain. Conversely, I have almost no tolerance for discomfort. Cut off my breast and I’m off pain killers within two … Continue reading →

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Mar24

Random Thoughts the Day Before . . .

1.            I have a wonderful relationship with my father, but he’s not a talker. Our usual topics of conversations are my kids, the Patriots, the Democratic party and the Red Sox. In the last two months, almost all we’ve talked … Continue reading →

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Feb23

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?

I’m a television junkie. Good TV (I still grieve the passing of Lost and The Sopranos), mediocre TV (I’m looking at you Supernatural and The Middle) and really, really horrible TV (anything starring Brett Michaels).  But one of the my … Continue reading →

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