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KVETCHING WITH MARLAYNE

My Journey with Breast Cancer

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Don't you just hate those commercials? (I do!) I just wanted to let all of you know that my author website has just gone live and for...

The Rubber is About to Meet the Road

Despite the fact that I feel like a lab rat with all the baseline tests they've been running on me, I'm actually doing pretty good. This...

Newsflash!

Just heard back from the clinical trial nurse and therapy is going to be delayed until after 6/25/22. They want to run additional tests...

Giredestrant or Anastrozole?

The lady or the tiger? Curtain No. 1 or Curtain No. 2? I wish I got to choose! Tomorrow, I find out which one. I'm on a Facebook group...

It's the suspense that gets you!

I got my bone scan June 1st and today was my CT scan. Drinking the contrast wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was expecting...

Hope

A few days ago, I joined a Facebook group of women who are on hormone blockers in preparation for what may be next in my treatment...

New Drug to Prevent Reoccurrence of Cancer

Yesterday I joined the Facebook group for women on hormone blockers in preparation for this next step in my journey to overcome cancer....

The Lesser of Two Evils

Today I got bloodwork and an EKG done in preparation for the next phase of my treatment. Now it's a 50/50 toss up on whether I get the...

Now Appearing at Barnes & Noble!

If you live in Southern California I will be appearing at the Barnes & Noble in Aliso Viejo on Saturday, June 25th at 2:00 pm to sign...

No More Hormones For You!

I met with my oncologist today and in 2 weeks I will either be going on a hormone blocker or an experimental drug that does the same...

C'mon Ring Those Bells!

So, after flashing my left breast to numerous staff at Saddleback Radiology and Oncology since March 21st, I'm finally done. There is a...

Mother's Day Isn't Happening This Year

I miss my mom, but she is celebrating in heaven. My husband and daughter had everything all planned out for me this year for a change. A...

I Need a Break

I completed all of my entire chest radiation treatments last Thursday. I was fine up until last Monday and then I started to "feel the...

Something's Burning...

"...it's us!" she said. A portion of a lyric from one of the songs my husband and I like to quote to one another humorously. Only this...

In The Home Stretch

It's Baseball season so perhaps my husband will read this post for a change because of the above image. I'm in the home stretch. Seven...

It's Starting...

I'm on week 3 of radiation and my skin is beginning to change. I'm noticing small red bumps starting to appear. Husband thinks it's...

Once Upon a Time...40 years ago

Just like in the lyrics from South Pacific, "One Enchanted Evening" I looked across a crowded room and saw the man who would become my...

Did You Know That I am an Author?

You may not have realized that I have tabs up at the top of this website (My Work, My Books) that feature the book covers and book...

Status Update

I have completed my first out of 6.5 weeks of radiation. So far so good. I feel nothing while being radiated and so far, my skin has not...

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ABOUT ME

So hubby noticed a lump a few months ago. (I'm told from a reliable source that it's usually the husband who finds them...go figure). So I went in for a mammogram, then a biopsy, then an MRI, then another mammogram and biopsy...and well you get the picture. As of now I am waiting until 12/15/21 to find out what will happen with me. I'll keep you posted.


So, why "kvetching with Marlayne" as a blog name? To kvetch in Yiddish is to complain and I figure in the coming months I'm going to have a lot to whine about and you're all invited to join in!

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