Two months after radiation, Kristen’s chest isn’t looking like such a hot mess anymore. But in mental health terms, we’re in the valley now and nobody knows how deep or wide that valley will be.
Kristen learns the hard way what happens if she misses a dose or two of her hormone blockers, and explains what her physical therapist is doing to prevent lymphedema.
We wonder about past decisions like using birth control pills and estradiol patches and theorize about whether some dumb lifestyle choices combined with the traumatic events of 3-4 years ago caused her breast cancer.
The only shoe that gave me relief from pain, these cushy Oofos slides https://amzn.to/3sqqZrM
Stepping on this Sunbeam heating pad was heaven in the morning https://amzn.to/33cvuO1
Plugging the drain and soaking my feet in Epsom salts while I showered morning and night
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