tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post2179968755630549320..comments2024-02-20T00:10:20.214-06:00Comments on KatyDid Cancer: Day 1,384:Skin DeepUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-26674804967258020182014-04-05T10:25:03.197-05:002014-04-05T10:25:03.197-05:00I know right! I lost 7 pounds in a week on AC chem...I know right! I lost 7 pounds in a week on AC chemo--started out at 117, so didn't have that to lose. could barely move I was so weak. I was skinny and bald and people were all, oh you look great! and once I actually replied "what good is that doing me?" :)<br />Katy Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524508177957058950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-85010289584550329412014-04-04T23:42:55.044-05:002014-04-04T23:42:55.044-05:00Katy, this is such an insightful post. When I went...Katy, this is such an insightful post. When I went through chemo, I didn't lose my hair -- and you should've heard people ooh and ahh over my cute figure (caused by not eating due to chemo) and how healthy I looked. People didn't care that I was sick as a dog. Great post.Beth Gainerhttp://www.bethgainer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-90044728889880637862014-04-04T23:39:56.420-05:002014-04-04T23:39:56.420-05:00Tom, I'm sorry for all you and your family are...Tom, I'm sorry for all you and your family are going through. As someone who has had to advocate for herself repeatedly, be the squeaky wheel. You both should insist they do the scans. Beth Gainerhttp://www.bethgainer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-16648035189118909062014-04-04T07:05:19.317-05:002014-04-04T07:05:19.317-05:00Thank you so much for such a great blog.
Read More...Thank you so much for such a great blog.<br /><a href="http://reocon.net" rel="nofollow">Read More about Reocon</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-12438609997328712232014-04-03T21:53:26.772-05:002014-04-03T21:53:26.772-05:00Katy- Thank you so much for doing this blog. I jus...Katy- Thank you so much for doing this blog. I just discovered it tonight. My wife was diagnosed with TNBC in February and had a double mastectomy on March 11. She starts chemo later this month and it will go through August. <br /><br />Making matters worse is I took a job 500 miles away just before her diagnosis. So I'm sitting here and she is there with our two sons. She and my son were going to move to be with me after the school year ended, but not now. I drive home every other weekend, but it's awful being away from her, and people criticize me for working here. Our eldest son is 18 and headed for college in August. Our youngest is 16.<br /><br />Frankly, I'm very scared about TNBC. Her doctors keep telling her (she's 46) that they have no doubt she will be 100 Percent Fine once chemo is over. She's stage 2B and her tumor was Grade 3.<br /><br />Personally, I think they are just telling her this to give her hope and thinking a positive attitude will help her get better. Because it's TNBC, it makes me nervous that the chemo is just a "best guess" of what might help stop mets. <br /><br />Puzzling to me is the fact that they aren't even giving her a CT or PET scan in case she has cancer somewhere else. Do they just assume, since it only made it as far as the sentinel node, that they "caught it in time?"<br /><br />BTW, I feel the same way about the pink. I do wear a pink bracelet because it helps me think of her when I'm away, but when I see everyday businesses and food companies use pink as a marketing tool, that's where I get off the pink bus :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708878313886499439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-1539872286561350892014-03-30T09:53:39.539-05:002014-03-30T09:53:39.539-05:00Katy, I enjoyed reading this :-) Your points are w...Katy, I enjoyed reading this :-) Your points are well scripted. I can't help but, think about selective breeding in animals. Does the horse have a beautiful mane, does the dog's coat have a certain texture. What makes something beautiful? Is it truly what we see!? ... ~DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-90445492875343588302014-03-29T19:20:12.060-05:002014-03-29T19:20:12.060-05:00I love how you and Gabe have each other's back...I love how you and Gabe have each other's backs all the time.<br /><br />I will say that for you, the way you look may not be all that important, but for many women, it is incredibly important. Not more than "will I live or die," for sure; but still, it can be a huge deal. And for those of us who haven't gone through a life-altering disease like cancer, it can be difficult to wrap our brains around the idea of truly worrying about imminent death, rather than the way we look/feel/etc. I am always glad when you write about this stuff. It makes me reevaluate my opinions and the ways I present myself to people who are undergoing/have undergone a hardship such as cancer.tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125354934408472049.post-6005602158254713932014-03-29T11:58:25.663-05:002014-03-29T11:58:25.663-05:00The only word I can conjure here is, "Righteo...The only word I can conjure here is, "Righteous!" <br /><br />Seriously, I'm remembering sitting in the plastic surgeon's consulting room, listening to the docs say, "You should think about reconstruction because you're young. Think about your daughter." <br /><br />Riiiight - having a cosmetic surgery that oftentimes involves extra complications and repeated followup visits to get the right "look" - THAT sounds like a great way to not spending time with the kids. It couldn't be further from my mind every time I look at you - I just appreciate that you're alive and here with us. <br /><br />I'm not saying that women shouldn't be presented with options for how they want to look and to bolster how they feel about their bodies after enduring the life-maiming that we call "treatment" for breast cancer. But if a cancer survivor has expressed her preferences already, don't keep repeatedly push the standard protocols in contradiction to their desires. <br /><br />Katy, I love you. gabesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668071288755419304noreply@blogger.com