Ashe Kills Cancer

Tag: Radiation

  • Lingering Side Effects

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    When it comes to treating cancer, the focus tends to be on side effects that will happen during treatment. And with good reason — chemo has intense side effects and radiation, while not as intense, does have side effects as well. There is less focus, however, on the side effects that can linger long after…

  • Radiation

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    My goodness, it’s been a minute — four months, actually! Despite that gap, it’s important to me to keep documenting my cancer experience. So here’s what happened after chemo. Consultation Getting set up for radiation is a multi-step process. First is the initial consultation, where the doctor walks you through your options and you decide…

  • Chemotherapy: Round 4, Day 15 — Final Round!

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    Chemotherapy round 4 was a little less tolerable than rounds 2 or 3 but still not too bad. The whole thing took an hour longer than usual again because they were quite busy for some reason. It took about four hours instead of three. My husband ended up in the waiting room instead of sitting…

  • Chemotherapy: Round 3, Day 17

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    Chemotherapy round 3 was the most tolerable yet. The infusion itself was largely uneventful, though it wouldn’t generally be my choice of activity for the day after Christmas. And as it was the day after Christmas and the oncologist’s office had been closed the previous two days, it was quite busy. I’ve never seen it…

  • Two Weeks Since Surgery, One Week Until We Know About Chemo (With Photos)

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    Today is officially two weeks since my partial mastectomy (lumpectomy), so I thought I should post an update. Following the advice of my surgeon, I’ve done my best to refrain from moving my right shoulder for the past five days. I’ve kept my right arm in a sling except when I needed to work (on…

  • HER2 Status, Surgical Follow-Up and Heart Rate Update

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    The biggest news of the day is perhaps that the results of the reevaluation of my HER2 status (the HER2 FISH test) came in today and nothing has changed! I’m still considered HER2 negative, which is a relief. Also today I had a follow-up appointment with my surgeon. She says I’m healing well! I do…

  • Surgical Oncologist Consultation: Stage 1, Grade 3 IDC

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    Home from the consultation with my surgical oncologist. I really like her. She is caring and thoughtful and explained everything thoroughly. She even wrote notes for me as she went along so I would have it all written down and be able to refer to it later! At my appointment, the doc explained that I…