When was the first day of your last period? That’s the question the nurse asked me at my annual gynecological exam on Friday. Here’s what I said: I don’t get my period anymore. Here’s wha...
https://atruejourney.com/2015/01/18/a-constant-reminder-of-loss/
When I wrote the tagline to this blog – navigating the roller coaster of being a breast cancer survivor – I had no idea how true it was. Shortly after I finished chemo in September 2012, I m...
https://atruejourney.com/2014/05/22/this-roller-coaster-is-no-joke/
Last week I went for my 6-month check up with my breast surgeon. I’m so grateful that I got connected to her. She’s both brilliant and compassionate with a great bedside manner. She gives me ...
This Friday I’ll have my first doctor’s appointment of 2014. The appointment is with my gynecologist for my annual exam. Two years ago, I would have said the appointment is *just* my annual e...
https://atruejourney.com/2014/01/08/time-for-my-first-doctors-appointment-of-2014/
2013 was a busy year for me. Finishing treatment for breast cancer, monitoring every other month for ovarian cancer, surgery for possible ovarian cancer and dealing with the emotions of all of th...
https://atruejourney.com/2014/01/03/wishing-for-less-in-2014/
Three weeks ago today, I went in for surgery to see if I had ovarian cancer. As I blogged before the surgery, we weren’t sure what we were going to find. Just a little nerve racking. It was a l...
As I wrote in my last blog post, I need to have surgery to find out if what they see on my ultrasound is ovarian cancer. I met with my gynecologist oncologist last week and surgery is set for tom...
Last week I had my regular check up with my gynecologist to watch for ovarian cancer. Since I have the breast cancer gene (BRCA), I am also at a high risk for ovarian cancer. So every 2-3 months ...
https://atruejourney.com/2013/11/04/1-step-forward-2-steps-back/
The day of my breast cancer diagnosis, I was tested for the breast cancer gene, BRCA. A week later I found out I have BRCA2. The BRCA name is misleading, because it is also the gene for ovari...
https://atruejourney.com/2013/08/11/sometimes-reality-bites/