(I will be adding details of each day of my journey so look for links on this page in the near future)
Click on the month to see daily events menu
Saturday 19 December 1998: found lump in left breast while looking in the mirror
Sunday 20 December 1998: called 'on call' nurse at my Gynecologist's office
Monday 21 December 1998: saw nurse at my Gynecologists office, scheduled ultrasound and appt with Surgeon
Wednesday 23 December 1998: Ultrasound done
Friday 25 December 1998: Christmas
Monday 28 December 1998: saw surgeon; scheduled surgical biopsy
January
Friday 1 January 1999: Michigan wins Citrus bowl game!
Friday 8 January 1999: Surigical Biopsy; diagnosis 95% certain it is cancer
Monday 11 January 1999: saw Surgeon to discuss options...opted for lumpectomy
Thursday 14 January 1999: Lumpectomy and Axillary Dissection
Wednesday 20 January 1999: saw Surgeon to discuss healing; scheduled appointments for 2nd opinion, Radiation Oncologist, and Oncologist
Tuesday 26 January 1999: Initial meeting with Radiation Oncologist
Wednesday 27 January 1999: Follow-up with Surgeon to check on healing; removed drainage tube.
Thursday 28 January 1999: Initial meeting with Oncologist /General Exam/EKG
Friday 29 January 1999: Visit to University of Chicago for second opinion
February
Wednesday 3 February 1999: Follow up with Surgeon; scheduled surgery to have port put in
Friday 5 February 1999: Bone scan and Echo Cardigram
Monday 8 February 1999: Annual exam with Gynecologist
Tuesday 9 February 1999: Surgery to have port put in for chemo
Wednesday 10 February 1999: Discussed treatment options with oncologist/met with hospital social worker
Friday 12 February 1999: Met with wig consultant, picked out wig
Monday 15 February 1999: Mammogram
Tuesday 16 February 1999: More Mammograms
Wednesday 17 February 1999: Follow-up with Surgeon/mammogram results
Thursday 18 February 1999: Exam with oncologist/meeting with Oncology Clinic Nurses
Friday 19 February 1999: First Chemotherapy
Saturday 20 February 1999: Threw Wedding Shower and Bachelorette party for Jennifer Evert
Sunday 21 February 1999: Sick all day
Monday 22 February 1999: CBC Blood draw
Thursday 25 February 1999: CBC Blood draw
Friday 26 February 1999: Cut hair in short bob same style as my wig
Saturday 27 February 1999: The Wedding of Jennifer Evert and Timothy Dunkel
March
Monday 1 March 1999: CBC Blood draw
Wednesday 3 March 1999: My 33rd Birthday (33 on 3/3 pretty cool eh?)
Friday 5 March 1999: Noticed a lot of hair in my hairbrush and fingers
Saturday 6 March 1999: Big clumps of hair come out in shower, brush, etc.
(through Thursday 11 March: not washing hair, brushing only once a day)
Monday 8 March 1999: CBC Blood draw
Wednesday 10 March 1999: Second Chemotherapy
Thursday 11 March 1999: Got head shaved; began to wear wig
Friday 12 March 1999: Sick all day
Saturday 13 March 1999: Sick most of the day
Monday 15 March 1999: CBC Blood draw
Thursday 18 March 1999: CBC Blood draw
Monday 22 March 1999: CBC Blood draw
Thursday 25 March 1999: CBC Blood draw
Monday 29 March 1999: CBC Blood draw
Wednesday 31 March 1999: Third Chemotherapy
April
Friday 2 April 1999: Mom and Dad leave for Hawaii/ Sleepy all day
Monday 5 April 1999: CBC Blood draw
Thursday 8 April 1999: CBC Blood draw
Monday 12 April 1999: CBC Blood draw
Thursday 15 April 1999: CBC Blood draw
Monday 19 April 1999: CBC Blood draw
Wednesday 21 April 1999: FINAL CHEMOTHERAPY!!!!!!!
Friday 23 April 1999: Sleepy all day
Monday 26 April 1999: CBC Blood draw
Tuesday 27 April 1999: Appointment in Radiation Oncology; Had markings/tatoos done
Thursday 29 April 1999: CBC Blood draw
May
Monday 3 May 1999: CBC Blood draw
Tuesday 4 May 1999: Began Radiation Therapy
(Treatments 'almost' every weekday from now until 23 June)
Thursday 6 May 1999: CBC Blood draw
Monday 10 May 1999: CBC Blood draw
Wednesday 12 May 1999: CBC Blood draw
Friday 14 May 1999: Exam with Surgeon; scheduled surgery to remove port
Monday 17 May 1999: Returned to work full-time
Wednesday 19 May 1999: Had surgery to remove port
Monday 25 May 1999: CBC Blood draw
Tuesday 26 May 1999: Exam with Radiation Oncologist
Friday 28 May 1999: Exam with Surgeon to check on healing
June
Wednesday 2 June 1999: Exam with Radiaion Oncologist
Wednesday 9 June 1999: Had markings made for final boost treatments
Wednesday 16 June 1999: Began boost treatments
Wednesday 23 June 1999: Final Radiation Treatment!!!
Saturday 26 June 1999: Relay for Life
Tuesday 29 June 1999: Mammograms to use as a baseline for future tests
July
Tuesday 6 July 1999: 2nd set of mammograms
Wednesday 14 July 1999: Took off wig in public for first time
Friday 23 July 1999: Decided to go wigless 24x7
Wednesday 28 July 1999: Used 'real' shampoo and a hairbrush for the first time!
August
Tuesday 3 August 1999: Chest X-ray and bloodwork
Wednesday 4 August 1999: Check up with oncologist
