Tag Archives: TFK

Two Weeks In

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Scorchy

“We’re ya been, Scorchy?” I saw that subject line in my Inbox and realized that I have not been writing. And there’s a reason: I’M WORKING AGAIN! I’M WORKING AGAIN! Ah, what a wonderful thing. This tumor flare/spondylosis crisis that … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Conundrums, My Stage IV Life | Tagged career, frustration, history, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment, vulnerability | 20 Comments

An Open Letter to Tamoxifen

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Scorchy

Posted in My Stage IV Life | Tagged breast cancer, cancer cell, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment, tumor | 27 Comments

Acne

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Scorchy

There are perks to getting older. You can do whatever you want: dress the way you want, stay up as late as you want, be whatever you want, or dip a wet spoon into the sugar bowl without your mother … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life | Tagged acne, breast cancer, estrogen, frustration, Howard Stern, Humor, indignities, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, My Turban is Dirty, phony phone calls, pimples, Richard Christie, Sal the Stockbroker, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, Tamoxifuck, TFK, zits | 13 Comments

Prognosis

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Scorchy

The first time I heard the word “prognosis” as part of this little breast cancer adventure was back in July when I was diagnosed. 80% was the magic number. I had an 80% chance of survival. I remember saying, “Can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged Attitude, breast cancer, breasts, career, Death Star, Diagnosis, end of life planning, frustration, knitting, lytic lesion, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, prognosis, quality of life, retirement, retirement savings, savings, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Tamoxifen, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment, vulnerability, wills | 23 Comments

The Construction Crane

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Scorchy

With a Nor’easter brewing off the Atlantic coast this morning, I headed off to my second PET/CT scan in as many months. I was supposed to do this last week, but Hurricane Sandy made landfall and a 90 mph wind … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged boob, breast, breast cancer, breasts, Death Star, frustration, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, NED, pain, PET/CT, scan, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, TFK, Treatment, tumor, vulnerability | 13 Comments

Fear and Loathing in NYC

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Scorchy

Twitter is an odd universe. Every time I tweet and call some politician a tool I know that the National Archives has a record of it. Which is why I don’t use my real name on the interwebs (well, most … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings | Tagged #National Fear Day, breast cancer, cancer cell, Death Star, estrogen, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment | 11 Comments

Tamoxifen is a Fickle Bitch

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Scorchy

Do you ever get annoyed when things go right? I do. That is to say that you get into a certain groove and begin to construct your mental and physical mindset accordingly. And then–BAM!–out of the blue things go right! … Continue reading →