Author Archives: Amandabreeden

As you can see, nothing about this process screams modesty. While I’m talking about the scans I might as well tell you about a bone scan and CT. The bone scan was done at local hospital in the radiology department. They have you come in about 2 hours before your scan and inject a radioactiveContinue reading “It’s going to feel like you’re peeing your pants”

So during the 2 week egg retrieval process I was also chipping away at the other things on my checklist… MRIs, bone scan, CTs, etc. I had an appointment almost every day for 2 weeks. BUT I gotta tell you about a breast MRI… for those of you who have had one you probably knowContinue reading “MRI”

For those of you who have been through IVF or the egg retrieval process, I now have an entirely new respect for you. The egg retrieval process is a hurry up and wait kind of game. Hurry up and get your medications, blood work, and ultrasound. Watch this video link on how to inject medicationsContinue reading “Shots, shots, shots”

As I chipped away at my checklist, scan after scan, awaiting results… appointment after appointment, gathering information. The one little thing on that checklist that ended up being a bigger deal than I would have thought: Egg retrieval. Oh ya, if you want the chance to have kids when you are done with treatment dueContinue reading “Testing, testing”

Remember that checklist I was pumped about? These were all the things I needed to do before starting chemotherapy: 1. Genetic testing 2. Breast MRI 3. Brain MRI 4. Bone Scan 5. Abdominal CT 6. Lymph node biopsy 7. Echocardiogram 8. Medical Oncologist appointment (different than surgical oncology of course) 9. Apply for FMLA 10.Continue reading “But wait…”

More to come on my diet and exercise regimen… back to the story on my first appointment with Dr. Moline and the game plan that was about to be laid out before me. Let me just say, Dr. Moline is the most straightforward and to the point person I have ever met, however she isContinue reading “The Rundown”

So first step, at least what I was told, was get set up with a surgical oncologist. Multiple people I spoke with recommended Dr. Moline, who specializes in breast cancer. Monday comes around and I start making some phone calls, trying to get set up with an appointment. Call after call, nothing. Day after day,Continue reading “Monday”

Telling the people you love the most that you have cancer is hard, but I think the hardest part was not knowing the plan. I have breast cancer. What kind? What does that mean? Well what happens now? I didn’t have the answers to any of these questions. I went to dinner that night toContinue reading “Taking the emotion out of it”

I received the phone call with my diagnosis on Friday, November 4th 2022 at 10:00 am. I remember the exact moment. I was driving in Cusick, WA (the middle of nowhere) for work and got just enough phone service to receive a call, THE CALL, that would change my world. I pulled over and answeredContinue reading “So… what happens now?”

To tell my story, I must start at the beginning. They always tell you to do self exams on your breasts starting around age 30, right? Well I’m NOT even 30! But I will admit I was sore from working out and was pressing on my pec muscle and I felt a lump. Sitting rightContinue reading “The Start of it All”