Category Post-cancer wellness

You Only Get One Chance to Get It Right

Receiving daily radiation treatment after breast cancer surgery, lying still during a quiet moment in recovery

Going into my double mastectomy, I didn’t think I would need radiation. My breast surgeon told me they would test the lymph nodes on my left side, the cancer side, and let me know after surgery. The day of my…

Cancer Free, But Not Finished

Woman in medical exam room after cancer treatment, moments after being told she is cancer free

It had been four weeks since my last radiation. I had a follow-up appointment with my radiologist. He’s a little odd, but very smart. And honestly, I didn’t even really know why I needed to go see him. Everything had…