Tag Archives: cancer

Oct 30th, 2020 Check Up – Year 2, Month 7

Posted on November 19, 2020 by jenniphur

October 30th, 2020 I wish I could say that my appointment on the 30th went better than on Oct 2nd. It didn’t. I felt like two piles of major dog doodoo, inflamed what felt like everywhere, could barely stay awake, slept … Continue reading →

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Year 2, Monthly Check Up 2 and the Echo, Echo, Echo

Posted on June 1, 2020 by jenniphur

I had my monthly check up last Friday via video phone call with my oncology NP. Blood draw the day before. My cancer antigen marker went up even more to 3.1 from 2.3. I really didn’t expect that and found … Continue reading →

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Year 2, 1 month check up May 1, 2020

Posted on May 3, 2020 by jenniphur

I love this time of year! It’s very early in the morning right now, and I can hear birds chirping before the sun is even up. I love how light it gets and how much easier it is to get … Continue reading →

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1-year check up April 3, 2020

Posted on April 10, 2020 by jenniphur

March is a momentous month for me. The last year has felt so long and so quick all at the same time. I have so much to be grateful for. March 2019 I got my cancer diagnosis, found the house … Continue reading →

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Six Month Check Up :D

Posted on October 28, 2019 by jenniphur

I had my 6-month check up on Friday, October 18th. I expected to be in and out that day, and I was! The school district near the hospital was on Fall Break, and I think that helped. Very few people … Continue reading →

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Back Healing Progress!

Posted on October 14, 2019 by jenniphur

A week ago, I expected to wake up in horrific bain pain. On Sunday, I had painted interior doors, vacuumed the whole upstairs, mopped, and danced a little while making dinner. All of these things had previously caused me so … Continue reading →

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Podiatrist visit

Posted on September 29, 2019 by jenniphur

I’ve had pain in my left foot where the third and fourth toes connect to my foot ever since I trained and ran two half marathons three years ago. It aches constantly, but not so much now that I’m not … Continue reading →

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Milestones – Take a look at me now!

Posted on September 27, 2019 by jenniphur

Six months ago today, the cardiac department wouldn’t let me leave the hospital after an echocardiogram and admitted me to the ER for emergency heart surgery that saved my life! All that pressure on my heart being gone relieved my … Continue reading →

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I got my first tattoos!

Posted on May 8, 2019 by jenniphur

I got my first tattoos! The day after my all-day visit to the cancer clinic, I had my radiation planning session. The radiation technician gave the tattoos to me as part of mapping for radiation treatment. They’re little tiny blue … Continue reading →

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The Cancer Clinic

Posted on May 3, 2019 by jenniphur

A nurse on the oncology team at the awesome hospital called me one day during my lunch, right after I had woken up from my lunchtime nap in my car. (Lunchtime naps in my car were a daily thing starting … Continue reading →

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