Diagnosis
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Heart Check. Blood Check.
Heart Check Having a new doctor walk into the room and say to you, “You’re a very interesting case!” is getting a little old. I
October 5, 2026
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The Archive
Category: Treatment
Chemotherapy
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: The Port Check
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
September 25, 2026
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Chemotherapy
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: “Life Gets Better,” the Emergency Room, and a Very Bad Reaction to Chemo
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
September 16, 2026
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Acupuncture
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Post-Lar, Pre-Chemo 2.0
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”
September 7, 2026
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Chemotherapy
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: The Pathology Report
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
August 10, 2026
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Pain Management
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: LAR Surgery and Hospital Stay
I’m one week out from my Lower Anterior Resection (LAR) surgery and things are going well so far. My surgery was done with the da
August 4, 2026
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Chemotherapy
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Post-Op, Pre-Op
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
July 27, 2026
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Mental Health
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Breast Surgery 2.0 and THE MRI
When I thought about writing this post I imagined it would be long, exciting, and full of detail—a big momentous step in the process I’d
July 3, 2026
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Chemotherapy
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Back to Boobs
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
June 22, 2026
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Diagnosis
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: “Optimize to the X”
I am officially done with my first set of chemo and, all things considered, I think it went well. Or… as well as chemo can
May 29, 2026
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