Tag Archives: chemotherapy

Two Kidneys, Two Clots, and a Tumor Called Floyd

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Scorchy

Cancer sucks on so many levels. Indeed, many liken the Stage IV experience to a roller coaster because of the ridiculous numbers of peaks and valleys with little time in between to catch your breath. And so it was for … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life | Tagged #bcsm, breast cancer, chemotherapy, chronic disease, chronic pain, Coumadin, creatinine potassium, dry heaves, Floyd, fragile, isolation, IV hydration, kidney failure, loneliness, Mount Sinai Medical Center, roller coaster, severe dehydration, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, vulnerability, vulnerable, Xeloda | 28 Comments

Let’s Make a Deal

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Scorchy

In what has become an early spring event, I am looking at my second bone tumor crisis. Just at the moment that I felt fabulous and had an energy level that I had not felt since before I was diagnosed … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advocacy, awareness, breast cancer, breasts, Cancer Culture, chemotherapy, Diagnosis, estrogen, Exemestane, Faslodex, Fulvestrant, Information resources, L4, Lupron, mischief, MRI, pain. chronic pain, PET/CT, progesterone, Radiation, sacrum, side-effects, spring, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Treatment, Xgeva | 26 Comments

The Anchor (Part Two)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Scorchy

When I realized that knitting had become a life preserver throughout this breast cancer experience, I wondered if anyone else had given this any thought. I am known to over think even the smallest things and that often makes me … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life | Tagged anchor, Attitude, breast cancer, chemotherapy, coping, crafts, Diagnosis, friends, frustration, hobbies, Humor, knit, Knitters with Breast Cancer, knitting, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, OCD, Philosophy, Ravelry, sanity, Sh*t Knitters Say, skill, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stress, support, therapy, Treatment | 16 Comments

Survivor

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Scorchy

I am an H1N1 survivor. I am a pneumonia survivor. In the cancer culture, “survivor” is an established part of the lexicon. It is part of every fundraiser, every article, found on every discussion board, and definitely part of tributes … Continue reading →

Posted in Discovery and Stage II | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, battle, breast, breast cancer, breasts, chemotherapy, Death Star, Diagnosis, Dune, Frank Herbert, orthodoxy, Philosophy, pink ribbon, Politics, Research, survivor, Treatment, tumor, zeitgeist | 4 Comments

There, but for

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Scorchy

How many times in our respective lives has a parent hugged their healthy child when seeing another with severe handicaps and said, “There, but for the grace of God, go I”? We’ve all said it at one time or another. … Continue reading →