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Phesgo Injections
18 Months After Diagnosis, Where Am I Now?
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Feb 2023: diagnosis, oncologist and chest port
March 2023: starting chemo, side effects, HER2 status, chest port problems
April 2023: causes, side effects and reaching half way
May 2023: almost done with chemo!
June 2023: last chemo and a celebratory song
July 2023: surgery information and protein
Aug 2023: surgery, post op and “no residual carcinoma”
Sept 2023: radiation oncology and “patient gone wrong”
Oct 2023: follow up appointments and radiation therapy
Nov 2023: done with radiation, 6 more injections
Dec and Jan 2023: tallies and bananas
Feb and March 2023: milestones, things that glow and finally done
April and May 2023: reconstruction surgery phase 2
Sanity
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PAQ’s Personally Asked Questions
Information Overload
Finding A Balance
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Empowering story of a breast cancer warrior
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Home
Diagnosis
Menu Toggle
The Mammogram Where It All Started
“I Am A Cancer Patient?”
Telling Family And Friends
My First Two Weeks
HR- HER2+
Treatment
Menu Toggle
Chemotherapy
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Knowledge is Power
Getting Started
Getting Sick
Getting Through
Double Mastectomy
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Choices And Preparation
It’s Go Time
6 Week Recovery
Radiation Therapy
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Do Or Do Not…
Treatment
Reconstruction
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The Plastic Surgeon
Phase 1: Tissue Expanders
Phase 2: Implants
Phesgo Injections
18 Months After Diagnosis, Where Am I Now?
Hair
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Cold Caps, Hair Loss And Treatment
Photo Gallery
Blog
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Feb 2023: diagnosis, oncologist and chest port
March 2023: starting chemo, side effects, HER2 status, chest port problems
April 2023: causes, side effects and reaching half way
May 2023: almost done with chemo!
June 2023: last chemo and a celebratory song
July 2023: surgery information and protein
Aug 2023: surgery, post op and “no residual carcinoma”
Sept 2023: radiation oncology and “patient gone wrong”
Oct 2023: follow up appointments and radiation therapy
Nov 2023: done with radiation, 6 more injections
Dec and Jan 2023: tallies and bananas
Feb and March 2023: milestones, things that glow and finally done
April and May 2023: reconstruction surgery phase 2
Sanity
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PAQ’s Personally Asked Questions
Information Overload
Finding A Balance
About
Double Mastectomy
Choices And Preparation
It’s Go Time
6 Week Recovery