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Raw October — Day 24 (Recurrence Will Not Happen)

Jacki — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:41 +0000

Raw October: raising breast cancer awareness — one fact, figure, feeling, and photograph at a time. What a difference a year can make. Last November, I nearly lost my mind after a bogus MRI revealed a possible malignancy. Yesterday, I learned

What Does Cancer Feel Like? (PART III)

Jacki — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:10:49 +0000

PART I is here. PART II is here. And what follows is PART III. (the last one.) What does cancer feel like? >like I’m lucky. The drug Herceptin is approved for use in early-stage breast cancer patients, and I get in on

Today, I Got a Call

Jacki — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:05:23 +0000

Regarding the the unofficial good news I’d received about my MRI results on Tuesday, I wrote: (But you know what? There’s a teeny tiny part of my brain thinking that someone might call and say, “nevermind, there is something wrong,” and, in the

Live and Learn, MRI Style

Jacki — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:41:34 +0000

So, here is what you should know about MRI: Your MRI will pick up everything. Great if you have certain types of breast cancer, because they will likely be detected, and this could save your life. Bummer if it’s not

MRI Monday

Jacki — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:51:23 +0000

The re-do MRI is over, and I fully expect I will get a call in the next day or so from a medical someone who will declare it normal. I really do believe this, even though there were machine technical

Surgeon Says

Jacki — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:59:41 +0000

Today, I met with a breast surgeon to review what’s happened over the past almost-week. To recap: there was the annual MRI. then the MRI report featuring the awful words “malignancy considered.” then three days of pure worry (and lots

Mastectomy — Do It? Or Too Drastic?

Jacki — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:36:14 +0000

I’ve had breast cancer. I’ve had a lumpectomy (tumor was taken, but breast was not). I’ve had chemo, radiation, and more drug therapy. I’ve survived for seven years. You’d think I’d be fine for the long haul. But last Thursday

Benign

Jacki — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:25:45 +0000

Docs have talked, and the call at this time is “benign.” No need for biopsy right now. Follow-up MRI at end of month, and, if it shows concerns, we’ll take it from there. <sigh>.

Ultrasound Not Alarming

Jacki — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:14:24 +0000

Initial news is good: no mass, tumor, lump — ultrasound showed a bunch of dense and enhanced tissue + a lot of shadows. What does that mean? Not sure, so ultrasound doc will follow up with doc who read MRI,

Suspended State

Jacki — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:51:03 +0000

“I’m sure you’ll be in a suspended state until you know.” Suspended state. That’s it. Exactly. Credit for these words, which are so fitting for my situation, goes to Anna. She’s my boss, a faraway friend, someone I’ve never even