Tag Archives: Breast Cancer

Doctors And Treatments

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

Hey everyone! Time for another update.

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Lots Going On

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

My goodness how time can get away from you when things get busy!

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Rough Week

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

WARNING: TMI ALERT!

Third Chemo

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

Saturday marked my third dose of chemo. But the best part is I get a little break now, no chemo next week. But the week after I start the whole process over again.

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Second Chemo

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

Hey everyone! Just a quick update on chemo number two. Warning, TMI alert ahead!

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First Chemo Ups and Downs

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

Hey everyone. I am going to attempt to give an update. Not sure I am really coherent enough to do this but I’m willing to take a crack at it.

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CT Scan Pictures

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

Tuesday, February 10th, I had an appointment with my oncologists office although I didn’t see my regular doctor this time, I got to meet the nurse practitioner (I will refer to her as the NP). They decided after my trip … Continue reading →

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Breathing Techniques

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

This is just going to be a fairly quick update. If you read Chris’s post from yesterday you know that I ended up spending the day Sunday in emergency room. FUN!…Yeah, not so much. But thankfully I’m okay and I … Continue reading →

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Fun times in the ER (and other ways to waste your entire day)

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Chris Savage

At some time after 3:00 AM this morning Wendy woke up having a lot of trouble breathing. She tried to go on about her normal morning routine to relax and have a cup of coffee. Usually this results in the … Continue reading →

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The Port Authority

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Wendy Jo Savage

I have decided that I am now a port authority. After all, this is the third port I have had installed inside of two years. So yeah, I’m now a port authority.

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