{"id":411,"date":"2023-06-22T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/?p=411"},"modified":"2023-06-22T17:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T21:53:55","slug":"remission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/2023\/06\/22\/remission\/","title":{"rendered":"Remission!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had a follow up appointment with Dr. Brufsky today. The upshot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m cleared to get the shingles vaccine, which I should get now that I\u2019m 50. I think I\u2019ll go tomorrow after work. It\u2019s supposed to rain all weekend and we have no plans, so it\u2019s a good time to get it over with. I\u2019m dreading it, because I hear the side effects are brutal \u2013 and even worse for the second shot 2-6 months later! I\u2019ve had enough of feeling like crap (understatement of the year)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that I\u2019m no longer in active treatment and the cancer is gone, I can say I\u2019m in remission. If it comes back, it\u2019ll likely return within three years of diagnosis. There\u2019s a 90+% chance it won\u2019t come back. After 5 years, I’d be able to say I’m cured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next two years, I\u2019ll see Dr. Brufsky every three months just to make sure everything is going ok. My next mammogram is six months after finishing radiation, so that will be early December. I asked if they\u2019ll do an ultrasound with the mammogram given my diagnosis and dense breasts. Typically they don\u2019t, but Madelyn said she\u2019d check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After two years, my visits will be every six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ladies at the front desk were so excited to see me! The one who helped me schedule my next appointment said more than once how amazing I look. Frankly, anyone would look amazing after treatment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked if Rosanne was working today so I could say hello, but she was off today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sign was on the check out counter \u2013 it\u2019s so true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Sign:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Lisa<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I happen to be wearing the same top I wore the last time I posted a picture. So here\u2019s an update! My curls are definitely poking their way through. My wavy sides can\u2019t be controlled. Not quite in an awkward phase yet but getting there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have yet to try an apple to see if I can taste it, but will do that soon. I think I\u2019ve been putting it off out of fear, haha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A week from tomorrow will be my last day on the blood thinner. Yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My cancer wasn’t hormonal, so I don’t have to take medication for the next five years like many do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now the hardest part will be trying not to think about the odds and just living my life. And figuring out what tattoo I want to get to show that I\u2019m a breast cancer survivor!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had a follow up appointment with Dr. Brufsky today. The upshot: I\u2019m cleared to get the shingles vaccine, which I should get now that I\u2019m 50. I think I\u2019ll go tomorrow after work. It\u2019s supposed to rain all weekend and we have no plans, so it\u2019s a good time to get it over with. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416,"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inmyhead.com\/wordpress\/fcancer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}