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Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Welcome to Scan Friday! I had a CT scan, a bone scan, and an echo on my heart. Results are in and I need to discuss with my doctor some things I saw in my chart that seem a bit concerning (unrelated to…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): We are a week post port installation and today is the first day that I finally feel ~mostly~ normal, or at least whatever the new normal is. I will attempt to exercise tomorrow. I’ve been super crampy and my anxiety is VERY high…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Yesterday, I requested my genetic counselor to send me my results through the portal and today it updated and said that results would be shared April 7… so I hope she calls me before then? I felt emotionally numb for most the day.…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Happy International Women’s Day! I had five very significant cry sessions today and two very intense but invigorating Zoom sessions for work. One was our quarterly DEI training and the other was for the Tri-Cities Latino Community Network. We hosted a panel of…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Two people came up with names for my SuperPort: Party Port and Harry Porter. I love my friends so much. I have no idea which one to pick. Both are excellent. My port feels a bit more settled today. Breathing doesn’t hurt anymore.…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): My port seems to be healing well with no signs of infection but I am in a ton of discomfort and weird pain. It hurts to breathe really BIG breaths. I refreshed my hair colors one final time on Friday and went to…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Today at 6:26 am, I walked into the surgery center for my first “major” surgery as an adult and I am now the proud (temporary) owner of something called a PowerPort! Let’s call this a consensual lease agreement with an eviction notice at…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I will kick off day 10 of my journey tomorrow bright and early at 6:30 am for my port install! I am going to be a mod, minus the biker gang street cred obviously, but I definitely have some book cred. I am…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Lol. This is turning out to NOT be a light week at all. I now have surgery to install my chemo port on Thursday (time unknown) and my referral was processed with the folks who will be handling my reconstruction surgery today. I…

Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I had my first blood draw as an adult! One needle down and three to go. This week is a light week in terms of appointments related to preparing myself for treatment. I worked today. I ate cheese. TO THE LONG VERSION! One…