Taking Care of Your Health
Hello friends! I'm writing this 3 weeks after my thryoid surgery. I'll get to that in a moment but first some background. Back in...
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kadyhinojosa
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
A Simple Act of Kindness
I've had breast cancer twice now - Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, stage 2A, in 2012, and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, stage 0, in 2021. I had a...
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kadyhinojosa
- Sep 5, 2021
- 2 min
My Cancer Journey - Round Two
Well, after 9 years cancer-free, I was diagnosed with breast cancer again in July. For round two, this will be the only post about it. ...
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kadyhinojosa
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
My Cancer Journey - Final Thoughts & Stories
My last chemo dose was on December 27, 2012. I started my 5yr stint with Tamoxifen mid-January 2013, a daily pill. The only side effect...
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kadyhinojosa
- Feb 10, 2020
- 3 min
My Cancer Journey - Chemotherapy
I was able to select the start date for my chemo. Each subsequent treatment would be exactly 3 weeks apart. I was scheduled for 4...
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kadyhinojosa
- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
My Cancer Journey - Recovery & Prep for Chemo
I lived in an amazing neighborhood in 2012. The people who lived there were so caring of each other. In 2011, I had a hysterectomy,...
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kadyhinojosa
- Jan 6, 2020
- 3 min
My Cancer Journey - Surgery/Hospital Stay
There were a number of appointments leading up to surgery - the general surgeon (who would perform the mastectomy), the plastic surgeon...
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kadyhinojosa
- Dec 17, 2019
- 3 min
My Cancer Journey - Lead Up to Surgery
My diagnosis officially was given to me on August 3rd, 2012. Things moved pretty quickly after that. My husband is retired military...
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kadyhinojosa
- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
My Cancer Journey - the Diagnosis
I always used to wonder how you were supposed to tell if a lump you found in your breast was 'the lump.' It's ALL lumpy in there. But I...
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