Declaring an Asshattery-Free Zone
Published at: 11:06 pm - Monday June 25 2012
Been an interesting few weeks. I can’t talk about all of it, but let’s just say that a confluence of recent happenings, both planned and unexpected, have put me through the emotional wringer. One of my blog sisters recently published an excellent post on trying to recover her Equilibrium after all her cancer treatment and […]
Posted in: Attitude, Life & Mortality, Survivorship by Kathi compassion, fatigue, fear, recurrence
Choosing A New Doctor
Published at: 02:06 pm - Tuesday June 19 2012
One sure-fire way to get the ‘real’ scoop on a surgeon is to talk to some homecare clinicians. Just ask a few homecare nurses — who change messy surgical dressings, negotiate wound-vacs and drains, treat surgical infections — which surgeons do a good job and which ones leave an ungodly mess behind, and believe me, […]
Posted in: Diagnosis, Recurrence, Screening, My Work Life, Radiation, Surgery & Reconstruction by Kathi breast surgery, healthcare, physicians, radiation, surgery
Breast Recon Update: Lipotransfer, Opportunism & BRA Day
Published at: 07:06 pm - Tuesday June 12 2012
Fuhgeddaboudit. Sometimes, the best thing a doctor can tell you is what she won’t do. Such was my experience today. I’ve returned from my consult with the plastic surgeon I vetted recently per my previous post, Private Parts: Breast Recon Without Surgery. Dr. S turned out to be a delightful, intelligent, conscientious person, and she […]
Posted in: Fighting the Pink Peril, Research, Surgery & Reconstruction by Kathi
A Little Bit of Normal
Published at: 01:06 pm - Saturday June 02 2012
First off, massive thanks to all the sistahs out there who commented, shared their stories, and provided excellent advice on my last post about lipotransfer. Once again, I am touched and profoundly grateful for the way that our cyber community steps up to help one another. Without this support, from the beginning of my own […]
Posted in: Attitude, Survivorship by Kathi friends, friendship, loneliness