Living with a rare disease. And cancer. Our journey since 2017.
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Today I gave my oncologist a gift
“When I was first diagnosed DeNovo stage IV, I asked my oncologist what my prognosis was. He said he couldn’t tell me because he isn’t a fortune teller. But he shared the statistical average, which in 2016 was 18-36 months. I replied, “Well that’s not going to work for me. My youngest is in the …
COVID-19 💉 vaccination (second shot)
My second BioNTech-Pfizer shot was scheduled for Saturday 13 February, but snowmageddon nixed that! Seattle Cancer Care Alliance called on Monday and rescheduled me for Thursday. There were far fewer people in the queue this time. I arrived 30 minutes early, which was the magic maximum I could enter early. Again, paperwork prepared at home. …
2021 cancer visits begin with bone density check
The view is very different on the second floor, which I think of as testing central. Dexa scan today, to check for bone density. Bone loss occurs when taking an estrogen blocker daily (treatment for estrogen+ cancer; that is, cancer that grows more rapidly in the presence of estrogen). Given that I had a Zometa …
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