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How I celebrated my 50th birthday…

February 13, 2021 Erika Lawson4 Comments

I continue not to have cancer (yay!) and I continue to have to be monitored to confirm this (blech). Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful that I am cancer-free (obviously) and understand how important it is to keep a watchful eye. It just sucks, and this is my blog so I get to… Continue reading How I celebrated my 50th birthday…

Recovery

Fall Roundup, Part 2

October 20, 2020October 13, 2020 Erika Lawson3 Comments

More has happened this past summer in the cancer department than you’d think. Spoiler alert: all false alarms from a paranoid overly cautious oncologist, and I remain cancer-free. WARNINGThis post includes words like “pelvis,” and “labia.” I get to visit my oncologist every six months. I start by getting a blood test the day or… Continue reading Fall Roundup, Part 2

Fall Roundup, Part 1
Lymphedema · Recovery · Surgery

Fall Roundup, Part 1

October 13, 2020 Erika LawsonLeave a comment

Happy autumn, everybody! In today’s post I will give a lymphedema update, and in my Fall Roundup Part 2 I’ll give a cancer update (no bad news). I’m currently eight months out from my lymphedema surgery in February. I had a follow up visit with Dr. Champ a couple of weeks ago. Everything looks fine… Continue reading Fall Roundup, Part 1

Lymphedema · Recovery · Surgery

Hand Washing

March 16, 2020 Erika LawsonLeave a comment

This past Friday I hit three weeks post-surgery, at which point I was “allowed” to resume my previous lymphedema management techniques. For me this means wearing the sleeve and the glove, and using a compression pump most evenings. I tried just wearing the sleeve but the hand is clearly still too puffy for that. I… Continue reading Hand Washing

Lymphedema · Recovery · Surgery

Healing Progress

March 8, 2020 Erika LawsonLeave a comment

My surgery was two weeks ago and things are healing well. My first drain (the lower one, from the axilla) was removed the Wednesday after surgery. The second one, from the clavicle, was removed at the one week point, as were the stitches on my arm. (That’s another story in the “minor acts of self… Continue reading Healing Progress

Recovery · Surgery

How to Build a Nipple

December 24, 2017 Erika Lawson1 Comment

Earlier this week I had my post-op with Dr. FixIt. Right after the surgery my post-op was just with his nurse, to get rid of the Teddy bear stuffing and make sure I was fine. At this appointment, I graduated into the next phase of nipple building. Apparently after surgery, there are 3 phases of… Continue reading How to Build a Nipple

What to Wear With a Lumpy Bra
Recovery · Surgery

What to Wear With a Lumpy Bra

December 18, 2017 Erika Lawson2 Comments

In my previous post I mentioned that finding clothes to wear to work was tricky. Not so much because of how things look – my job does not require me to dress up, and most of my co-workers are engineers who are oblivious anyway. Finding pants that would comfortably cover the bulky corset was the… Continue reading What to Wear With a Lumpy Bra

Recovery · Surgery

The Incredible Shrinking Woman!

December 14, 2017December 18, 2017 Erika Lawson1 Comment

On Tuesday I had my first post-op visit with Dr. FixIt’s nurse, where I got to see under all the Teddy bear stuffing. For each of these surgeries, the thought of what things will look like has always been thankfully worse than what things actually look like, and this was no exception. The flood of… Continue reading The Incredible Shrinking Woman!

Recovery · Surgery

The Official End of the Cancer Era

December 11, 2017 Erika Lawson3 Comments

Cancer has faded into the background, and work has come crashing into the foreground. I started this blog partly as a communication tool, but more so as an outlet for me; a way to keep a record of my thoughts while I dealt with all this. So it’s a good thing – a GREAT thing… Continue reading The Official End of the Cancer Era

Chemofuckingtherapy · Recovery

Curls!

April 6, 2017 Erika Lawson1 Comment

Yep, looks like it’s gonna come in curly!

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*To protect the innocent…
Dr. Rad = Radiologist
Dr. Hugs = My primary care doc
Dr. Zap = My radiation oncologist
Dr. Cancer = My oncologist
Dr. Demo = My general surgeon
Dr. FixIt = My plastic surgeon
Ms. Lymph = My lymphedema specialist
BFF = Dr. FixIt’s scheduler
Nemesis = Dr. Demo’s scheduler
Dr. Champ = My lymphedema surgeon

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It’s a cup of soup!!! So cute!!
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For the girls, from the girls! When everything is all done, of course!!
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