Breast cancer Amy's blog & video journey through chemo, surgery, and radiation read moreI have breast cancerSeptember 26, 2013It’s been a while since I have added a new blog entry. Really the site was not up for the past year or so. I have decided to bring... read moreFirst chemotherapy treatmentSeptember 28, 2013I got one round of chemotherapy down and it didn't go that badly, as you can see in the video above. When I got home, I decided to take... read moreNeulasta after first chemotherapy treatmentSeptember 29, 2013Today I am feeling great. Yesterday was not too bad. I woke a little nauseous, but that went away. We had to go back to the hospital for my... read moreChemotherapy-friendly food from a cancer cookbookOctober 1, 2013I took yesterday to make some staples to have on hand for the upcoming weeks. Mark and I are trying to figure out what I should and shouldn’t be... read moreFirst week of chemotherapy: Wig selectionOctober 6, 2013Last week, besides beginning chemotherapy, I had my appointment for my wig fitting at Lucia's Wigs with The Salon in Kenosha. Melissa Simon is the wig specialist there and... read more'Look Good Feel Better' cosmetics workshopOctober 11, 2013Everything so far is going well with my breast cancer treatment. The very good piece of news that I received this week is that I have tested negative for... read moreVideo: Hair loss, chemo treatment 2October 15, 2013It’s happening, my hair loss has begun. So it’s a good thing I have the appointment for my head shaving on Thursday. I have been wearing a cap when... read moreVideo: My head shaved after 2nd chemoOctober 18, 2013I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when my hair started coming out. I thought that maybe Mark and I could tackle it on our own with... read moreBreast cancer support group in Kenosha, WI: Circle of HopeOctober 27, 2013It’s been a while since my last post. I didn’t have a lot going on this week so there really wasn’t too much to report. The side effects of... read moreVideo: Chemo treatment 3November 1, 2013Well, I'm three-quarters of the way through the first phase of my chemo treatments. This was round 3 out of 4 with Adriamycin and Cytoxan. I have been told that... read moreVideo: Pierogi making and Petrifying SpringsNovember 11, 2013The last treatment of chemo really affected my digestive tract and I think I finally got my system working the way it should. My next treatment is the last... read moreHow to tie a head wrap: Video tutorialsNovember 17, 2013When I found out that I was going to have to undergo chemotherapy and that my hair was going to fall out, it didn’t really bother me. I never... read moreVideo: Finishing A/C chemo, starting TaxolNovember 27, 2013I can’t tell you how great I feel right now. I have the worst of the four treatments behind me and I got through the first treatment of Taxol... read moreVideo: Mehndi (henna tattoo) on my headDecember 5, 2013We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, Mark and I celebrated by ourselves at home. We went for an afternoon walk at Petrifying Springs in Kenosha. Then on Saturday my... read moreHoliday depressionDecember 19, 2013I finished the book Empty Mansions that I had downloaded from the library to my Kindle. That was pretty fascinating, to read about the wealthy Clark family and how... read moreEmily Helck: Fellow breast cancer bloggerDecember 20, 2013This morning, we saw Emily Helck on MSNBC, talking with Thomas Roberts about her breast cancer journey and how she chronicled in a weekly photo shoot the way her... read moreChemo, Christmas & New Year'sJanuary 3, 2014I have been in better spirits this past couple of weeks. I loved being together with family and friends during the holidays. I was so happy that everyone was... read moreLife during chemo: Taxol 7 & 8January 16, 2014We survived the Polar Vortex that came the first part of this month. Our car was prepared with extra blankets, mittens, hats etc. Luckily we were able to make... read moreReconstruction options, MRI, neutrophilsJanuary 30, 2014Two of my girlfriends from Circle of Hope, our breast cancer support group in Kenosha, happen to have had the same plastic surgeon that I have. They each underwent... read moreLast chemo treatmentsFebruary 13, 2014It feels good to know that I have completed my last chemo treatments. We are now moving forward to me having my double mastectomy in a month. For the...
read moreI have breast cancerSeptember 26, 2013It’s been a while since I have added a new blog entry. Really the site was not up for the past year or so. I have decided to bring... read moreFirst chemotherapy treatmentSeptember 28, 2013I got one round of chemotherapy down and it didn't go that badly, as you can see in the video above. When I got home, I decided to take... read moreNeulasta after first chemotherapy treatmentSeptember 29, 2013Today I am feeling great. Yesterday was not too bad. I woke a little nauseous, but that went away. We had to go back to the hospital for my... read moreChemotherapy-friendly food from a cancer cookbookOctober 1, 2013I took yesterday to make some staples to have on hand for the upcoming weeks. Mark and I are trying to figure out what I should and shouldn’t be... read moreFirst week of chemotherapy: Wig selectionOctober 6, 2013Last week, besides beginning chemotherapy, I had my appointment for my wig fitting at Lucia's Wigs with The Salon in Kenosha. Melissa Simon is the wig specialist there and... read more'Look Good Feel Better' cosmetics workshopOctober 11, 2013Everything so far is going well with my breast cancer treatment. The very good piece of news that I received this week is that I have tested negative for... read moreVideo: Hair loss, chemo treatment 2October 15, 2013It’s happening, my hair loss has begun. So it’s a good thing I have the appointment for my head shaving on Thursday. I have been wearing a cap when... read moreVideo: My head shaved after 2nd chemoOctober 18, 2013I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when my hair started coming out. I thought that maybe Mark and I could tackle it on our own with... read moreBreast cancer support group in Kenosha, WI: Circle of HopeOctober 27, 2013It’s been a while since my last post. I didn’t have a lot going on this week so there really wasn’t too much to report. The side effects of... read moreVideo: Chemo treatment 3November 1, 2013Well, I'm three-quarters of the way through the first phase of my chemo treatments. This was round 3 out of 4 with Adriamycin and Cytoxan. I have been told that... read moreVideo: Pierogi making and Petrifying SpringsNovember 11, 2013The last treatment of chemo really affected my digestive tract and I think I finally got my system working the way it should. My next treatment is the last... read moreHow to tie a head wrap: Video tutorialsNovember 17, 2013When I found out that I was going to have to undergo chemotherapy and that my hair was going to fall out, it didn’t really bother me. I never... read moreVideo: Finishing A/C chemo, starting TaxolNovember 27, 2013I can’t tell you how great I feel right now. I have the worst of the four treatments behind me and I got through the first treatment of Taxol... read moreVideo: Mehndi (henna tattoo) on my headDecember 5, 2013We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, Mark and I celebrated by ourselves at home. We went for an afternoon walk at Petrifying Springs in Kenosha. Then on Saturday my... read moreHoliday depressionDecember 19, 2013I finished the book Empty Mansions that I had downloaded from the library to my Kindle. That was pretty fascinating, to read about the wealthy Clark family and how... read moreEmily Helck: Fellow breast cancer bloggerDecember 20, 2013This morning, we saw Emily Helck on MSNBC, talking with Thomas Roberts about her breast cancer journey and how she chronicled in a weekly photo shoot the way her... read moreChemo, Christmas & New Year'sJanuary 3, 2014I have been in better spirits this past couple of weeks. I loved being together with family and friends during the holidays. I was so happy that everyone was... read moreLife during chemo: Taxol 7 & 8January 16, 2014We survived the Polar Vortex that came the first part of this month. Our car was prepared with extra blankets, mittens, hats etc. Luckily we were able to make... read moreReconstruction options, MRI, neutrophilsJanuary 30, 2014Two of my girlfriends from Circle of Hope, our breast cancer support group in Kenosha, happen to have had the same plastic surgeon that I have. They each underwent... read moreLast chemo treatmentsFebruary 13, 2014It feels good to know that I have completed my last chemo treatments. We are now moving forward to me having my double mastectomy in a month. For the...
