Tag Archives: metastasis

Boycott

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Scorchy

Posted in Advocacy, Breastploitation, Social Commentary, Uncategorized | Tagged advocacy, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pink ribbon, Pinktober, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer | 34 Comments

It has been a few months beyond a year that I started blogging. And to tell you the truth, it’s been a little difficult for me to get back into the swing after my latest hiatus. Blogging has been the … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life | Tagged accommodation, advocacy, awareness, being alone, being single, breast cancer, cancer, disability benefits, friends, human resources, Information resources, long term disability benefits, Lyrica, Marcus Aurelius, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Methadone, normalcy, Oxycodone, OxyContin, pain management, stigma, support, Treatment, vulnerability | 37 Comments

Kobayashi Maru

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Scorchy

My latest paincation was intense and it was made more so by the experience of radiation. Now, like most things in this disease I was fortunate: only five consecutive days and maybe twenty minutes of my time each day. But … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advice for patient, anxiety, breast cancer, breasts, cancer cell, career, Diagnosis, fear, friends, frustration, health, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain management, psychiatrist, Radiation, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, the machine, Treatment, Varian, vulnerability, Xanax | 42 Comments

Purple Haze

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Scorchy

This is what my knitting looks like these days: Knit 4, yarn over 1, knit two together, knit 23, Yarn Over 1, Knit 8 . . . oh wait knit SEVEN! Okay, unknit 1. Now continue . . . knit … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged awareness, breast cancer, knitting, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Methadone, Oxycodone, pain, pain management, Radiation, side-effects, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, talking in sleep, Treatment, vulnerability | 40 Comments

Emergency Room

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Scorchy

It has been awhile since I have posted. I apologize for my silence; you can probably reason that it takes quite a bit to shut me up. And you would be right. But this paincation has been particularly brutal. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advocacy, alone, breast cancer, Cigna, constipation, emergency contact, friends, impacted bowel, invisibility, invisible, invisible patient, Letrozole, Lupron, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Methadone, nerve ablation, nerve block, nuclear constipation, Oxycodone, pain, pain management, pain scale, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Tamoxifen, Treatment, Twitter, Valium, vulnerability | 72 Comments

Seeing Stars

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Scorchy

There’s a popular saying among knitters: “I knit so I don’t kill people.” Over the past two months I’ve been saying “I knit so I don’t kill myself.” This paincation has been brutal–thus my prolonged absence from the blogosphere. When … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged bone metastasis, breast cancer, knitting, Letrozole, lytic lesion, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, MRI, nerve ablation, Oxycodone, pain, pain management, Paincation, PET/CT, Radiation, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, Treatment, vulnerability | 67 Comments

The SCAR Project: VICTORY!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Scorchy

Some weeks ago, I initiated a Change.org petition to address what I thought were problems with Facebook’s policy regarding images of mastectomy. A handful of images had been removed from The SCAR Project‘s page and the project’s founder, David Jay, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Social Commentary | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, awareness, breast, breast cancer, change.org, David Jay, Diagnosis, Facebook, Facebook terms of service, mastectomy, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, petition, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, stupid dumb breast cancer, support, The SCAR Project | 38 Comments

Lupron

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Scorchy

So as I was baring the upper left quadrant of my left butt cheek for the Lupron injection that would force me into mentalpause, I took a look at the clam shell packaging for the syringe and medication. And there … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Just for Laughs, My Stage IV Life | Tagged AbbVie Inc., akeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, breast cancer, hormones, injection, Lupron, Lupron Lady, Lupron Man, LupronDepot, medication, menopause, mentalpause, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Treatment | 30 Comments

Progression

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Scorchy

When I ended the call I stared at the screen looking for an app that I could consult for answers. But the reality? There was no app. I had just spoken with my oncologist and learned that Tamoxifen, the drug … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged advocacy, breast cancer, breasts, Diagnosis, disease progression, Femara, Letrozole, lumbar spondylosis, Lupron, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, PET/CT, Philosophy, progression, spondylosis, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Tamoxifen, Treatment, tumor, Xgeva | 94 Comments

The SCAR Project: UPDATE

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Scorchy

Overall, my meeting with Facebook to discuss my Change.org petition was really positive. Facebook’s representatives said they’re fully supportive of The SCAR Project and that they do allow mastectomy photos – but there’s clearly both internal and external confusion that’s … Continue reading →