Ouch! Abraxane Side Effects
Today I have a new side effect from Abraxane, which is the chemo I am presently on, my fingernails are coming off the nail bed. Pretty gross and is sometimes painful. Sadly it is primarily on the right hand so even typing this entry hurts a little. The positive aspect of this new thingy is that it doesn’t always hurt, just comes and goes. Still have nose, eyes, voice problems but they are just nuisance side effects and I’ve discovered ways of making myself more comfortable with those. Basically I’ve done very well on this drug and certainly have been able to continue my everyday activities.
Research in Key West?
I left for vacation a few days ago figuring that I would just sit back and relax. That was until I got to Key West. The owners of our B&B happen to be retired doctors and in their extensive library was a book called Breast Cancer: Beyond Convention. Being the crazed esearcher that I am, […]
My Pet Scan Looks Great: Hooray! Yea! Fanstastique! Wundebar!
A great PET scan result showing that the present chemo regimen is working! No better news than that. The good news keeps me Living With Cancer with a positive frame of mind!
I Feel Like a Lion Queen
My loving son Rick and his beautiful wife Akiyo bought tickets Xmas for me to see LION KING and the experience we shared happened last night. I’ve discovered through my 4-year journey with breast cancer that life really is all about enjoying experiences with those you love. I was in the throws of chemo side […]
Drug War!!
It’s not difficult enough to have breast cancer but then to have to deal with the medical insurance company giving you a hard time about the drug that’s prescribed by your Doctor in order to prolong your life. It is cruel! Yet this is the medical system we are currently forced to deal with. According […]
They Blinded Me With Science
Wow, I just got schooled. I just came from the President’s Series Program on Breast Cancer that INOVA put on featuring 2 folks from our advisory team, Dr. Edmiston and Dr. Robert. Ductal carcinoma in situ, estrogen receptors, aromatase inhibitors, yikes! How can I be invested in this cause when I have hardly a clue […]
Molecular Diagnostics!
I have written quite a bit on the subject of Molecular Profiling only to find out that the glossary of terms around this subject are many and varied. Having now spent several hours researching this subject at the National Cancer Institute perhaps their label of Molecular Diagnostics is most common. To that end take a […]
Good Times, Bad Times
Have been doing really well the last couple of months, tumor markers dropping, and aside from the usual effects of chemo been able to keep up my routine. So I’m a happy camper. That’s the good times. Bad times is when you go to chemo and your port refuses to work. A one-hour infusion becomes […]
Top Breast Cancer Specialists Join the Side-Out Team
The Side-Out Foundation is proud to announce that it has filled 2 of its 5 scientific and oncological advisor positions with two of the top Breast Cancer medical professionals in the country. Dr. Nicholas Robert and Dr Kirsten Edmiston. Dr. Nicholas Robert is a co-chair of the Breast Committee of the U.S. Oncology Research Network […]
