by Kathy on January 26, 2016 · 2 comments
in Anticipation, Anxiety, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Decisions, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Life, MRI, Planning, Reality, Time
The past week has been filled with researching my diagnosis, scheduling appointments, and touching base with medical staff, as well as our new insurance company. Because of course the year we are dealing with my first breast care scare, we have a brand new insurance plan and company. This Friday morning I will have a […]
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by Kathy on January 18, 2016 · 5 comments
in Anticipation, Anxiety, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Cysts, Hope, Life, Reality, Ultrasounds, Writing
I got a call this afternoon letting me know that the pathology from my biopsies on Friday do not appear to be cancer. The lymph node biopsied in my left armpit was benign with reactive changes. So that is great news and a huge relief. Last night I had trouble sleeping and started allow my mind […]
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by Kathy on January 16, 2016 · 3 comments
in Anticipation, Anxiety, Background, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Expectations, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, Injections, Life, My Period, Pain, Reality, Ultrasounds, Waiting
Yesterday was Biopsy Day. A week ago, when I went for my first baseline mammogram, I never imagined that I would spend yesterday the way I did. My mother-in-law graciously picked me up and drove me to the Advocate Christ Breast Care Center at 8:30 a.m. I am grateful that she was available and willing […]
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by Kathy on January 11, 2016 · 16 comments
in Anticipation, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Faith, Fear, Hope, Life, Music, Odds, Optimism, Reality, Time, Ultrasounds, Waiting
On Friday I will have two biopsies done on my left breast (one toward the bottom and the other in my armpit). The results will be available on Monday or Tuesday next week. Six months from now I will also return for a mammogram of my right breast, due to calcium deposits. This was not […]
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by Kathy on June 4, 2007 · 0 comments
in BCP, Blood Work, Bob, Cysts, Diversions, ER, Follistim (FSH), Injections, IVF, IVF #1, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Lupron, PIO, Protocols, Repronex, Sean, Trigger Shots, Ultrasounds
AF finally arrived yesterday (Sunday) morning, 5 days after I stopped taking the pill. When she still hadn’t come on Saturday I checked my notes from IVF#1 and saw that it actually took 5 days after I stopped the pill with that cycle for my period to start and thus it made more sense why, […]
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by Kathy on May 22, 2007 · 1 comment
in BCP, Blessed, Blood Work, Bob, Cysts, Diversions, ER, Estridol Level (E2), ET, Exercise, Family, Follistim (FSH), Gratitude, Injections, IVF, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Lupron, Lutenizing Hormone (LH), Menopur, Movies, Ovaries, Protocols, Running, Sean, Trigger Shots, TV Shows, Ultrasounds, Writing
Bless me friends, for I took a break from blogging. It is has been 10 days since my last post… This morning I had my cycle day 14 (of being on the pill) appointment at my RE’s office. I had an ultrasound and the tech said that everything looked great! There were no cysts to […]
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