Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
by Alli Houseworth
I message my colorectal oncologist Dr. Cannon’s nurse on Wednesday and ask her if I need to prep anything for Friday’s port check. She says
Do you remember when I had my last chemo teaching session? The super short one, in which the nurse (Megan) said as soon as she
The last almost six weeks have been all about recovering from LAR (Lower Anterior Resection) surgery and sneaking in whatever I can do to “pre-hab”
I move up my appointment with my colorectal oncologist, Dr. Cannon, because the pathology results came in sooner than expected. I’m nine days post-op from
Emily, my current-but-soon-to-be-former boss at the yoga studio where I work, pulls up in front of my house and sends me a text, “Here!” I
I got my pathology report back sooner than expected and was able to speak with my colorectal oncologist, Dr. Cannon, about it. After cutting the
If I had to summarize the three weeks since my last diagnosis and treatment update I’d say it’s been about wrapping one thing up and
We’re moving into the next block (tissue expander to implant swap surgery), which means it’s time to get back to boobs. Which is objectively more
Yesterday, Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, was my last infusion day of this round of chemo and, because I am a bit of a data nerd,
On my first day of chemotherapy, I was handed a “swag bag.” Inside: information about my pump—which, by the way, my brother aptly named Sir
Check your inbox for a confirmation email. Once you’ve confirmed your email address you will start getting updates!
As new updates are posted to the site, you will get an email in your inbox. Please be advised that the first email may go to your spam folder. Check for an email with the subject line: New post on Lumps & Humps (and bumps)
Emails will come from alli@lumpsandhumps.com – If you add this email to your contacts, it should avoid spam and be delivered to your inbox.
Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
