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lisanash3
Aug 27, 20232 min read
Test, test, test
I'm 3 years 6months into this "journey" and I'm always surprised by all the hurdles that present themselves - I mean, I shouldn't be,...
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lisanash3
Apr 22, 20232 min read
Annual checks
Once again, my annual mammogram and ultra sound check have rolled around. This time I have moved from the ABC clinic in Takapuna to Mercy...
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lisanash3
Nov 27, 20221 min read
50 rounds of Treatment
November 17th 2022 marks 50 rounds of treatment for me. That is 50 doses of my 3 weekly medication. It's quite the milestone, and one I...
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lisanash3
Sep 16, 20222 min read
CT Scan Day
I don't know if you can every truely appreciate scanxiety unless you have experienced it first hand. Sure, you can sympathise with...
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lisanash3
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Hormones
Over the past 3 months, I’ve had really annoying issues with joint/bone pain – specifically ankle, shin, and knee. No pain medication I...
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lisanash3
Jul 23, 20226 min read
The drugs....
I'm often asked about what medication and drugs I take. It’s hard to fathom what someone else is going through, but asking questions to...
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lisanash3
Jul 13, 20223 min read
Tattoo Day
It's been a while between posts, but that's good news. It means nothing too eventful is happening. That treatments are just ticking...
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lisanash3
Jun 16, 20223 min read
It's been a few weeks
A few weeks have passed since my last post. That means that everything has been routine and going smoothly. Treatment is going smoothly,...
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lisanash3
May 29, 20224 min read
This week in Lisa land...
The thing about having a life long condition is you always have appointments. I'm getting better at condensing my appointments so they...
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lisanash3
May 16, 20222 min read
What to say or not say to someone diagnosed with Cancer
There is no 'one size fits all' model when it comes to what you should or shouldn't say to someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. ...
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lisanash3
May 13, 20221 min read
Treatment Day
Today was treatment day and my lovely nurses let me film them accessing my port. A lot of people that I talk to, have no idea how I have...
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lisanash3
May 7, 20222 min read
2 years ago...
Two years ago today, the 7th May I had my sixth and final round of chemo. Where did two years go? How has it simultaneously gone so slow...
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lisanash3
May 7, 20223 min read
Then I caught Covid...
I had no idea that I had covid. I woke up one morning and had the croakiest voice, I sounded like I had laryngitis. I thought that it...
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lisanash3
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Babies...
One of the first sentences out of my oncologists mouth was "I highly recommend you don't have children. Delaying your treatment to...
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lisanash3
Apr 22, 20221 min read
And in the in between...
What do you do? You live your life. One day at a time but, you still live your life. You do the things that soothe your soul, that make...
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lisanash3
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Interment: The hole in the wall
Today we put Nanny and Grandad in the 'Waitakere View' wall at Waikumete Cemetery. In the pouring rain - probably Grandad's final...
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lisanash3
Apr 20, 20221 min read
The Hair
This deserves a post of its own. Before 2 months into chemo and mid shave Bald Lisa 2 months post chemo: July 2020 4 months post chemo:...
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lisanash3
Apr 20, 20223 min read
In the middle...
The hospital becomes your second home. You are there every 21 days for 6 - 8 hours at a time. The days in between you are back and forth...
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lisanash3
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Let's start at the beginning...
That's me, January 5th post Liver Biopsy. It had been 20 days since I went to Ascot A&E with a sore side, 17 days since an ultrasound...
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