On Monday December 11th I went to the hospital to have my Savi Scout placed. The SAVI SCOUT® radar localization technology to treat those who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer that will undergo breast cancer surgery. SAVI SCOUT® makes lumpectomy procedures — breast conserving surgeries where only part of the breast is removed — easier for both patients and their …
Life’s Experiences
These are stories about experiences that I am going through or have gone through in my life. Some of these things may be helpful to others as well. That is why I share.
Sometimes I forget and I wonder why.
Sometimes I forget. Really, I do. When I’m knee deep in work and working my ass off for my patients I forget that I have breast cancer. Then I’ll just stop for a moment and zone out briefly in front of the computer and come to the realization that things AREN’T alright. Still trying to …
Did it happen to me? Yes it did.
Welcome back! I had to wait about 5-7 business days for my biopsy results. I made an appointment on Monday, November 13th with my gyn to get those results. I had been having trouble with my “patient portal” which shall remain nameless, and it was only uploading notes and stuff from my doctor’s visits to …
Just when you think it only happens to others…. it happens to you.
On September 25th of this year, I had my annual mammogram. I had it done at the same place, for years like usual, and thought nothing of it. About a week or so later, I received a letter saying that they had seen some asymmetry in my right breast. I visited the gynecologist and got …
I’m back
I know it’s been a long while since I have written in my blog. I last wrote during covid and while the pandemic is basically over and COVID has become basically endemic my life has changed a lot since that time. I was tested for COVID a total of 67 times. The job I had …
Wednesday Night was Horrible!
Terrible Wednesday night
New Years Goals and Resolutions
I’m usually not one to make new years resolutions. I generally let myself down within the first month so I don’t bother. But here are a few of my goals and resolutions. Lose 20 to 30 pounds and feel better I generally feel like shit. I am hopelessly out of shape and I hate to …
Moving Forward
If you are named or nominated to be the executor of the estate at hand now the real work and journey begin. Let me preface this with: I am not a lawyer and do not claim to be. Please take any information to be a substitute for legal advice. All situations and all estates are …
Hospice
Both my grandparents were in hospice care when they died. My grandfather and grandmother had a car accident a couple of years ago and they went to the hospital for an exam. They found Cancer in my grandfathers bones. I didn’t know this until I got a call from the hospice coordinator and was shocked …
When a Loved One Dies
Up until the time I got married at age 36 I had not been to a funeral. None of my close family members had died up until this point. Well, no one I was close to. Sure there was Uncle Harry and Philip but I was not close to them. My first funeral was my …