My Great Breast Cancer Adventuretag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3319732009-11-11T14:02:51-08:00All about my circuitous navigation through conventional Western medicine, alternatives to conventional Western medicine, and the ensuing mind/body/spirit explorations and epiphanies (plus numerous digressions into other miscellaneous stuff like news about my son, favorite song lyrics and photos of my dog, my sweetie, urban decay, urban nature, and all my other visual obsessions). TypePadOn the "What Next?" Fronttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a67c9b9a970b2009-11-11T14:02:51-08:002009-11-11T14:02:51-08:00More coming soon, but I am already getting soooooo behind on basic Writing Salon duties, because I've been dealing with the various repercussions related to my latest inconclusive health developments, which continue to require further investigation, emails, phone calls, googling...Jane UnderwoodGot the Pathology Report from My D&Ctag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e201287578c602970c2009-11-10T19:42:42-08:002009-11-10T19:42:42-08:00Rather than paraphrase it for you, I'm thinking: Why not just let them read it for themselves? That's what I'm doing, after all — reading it for myself, thinking about it, and beginning the next phase of preparing, prioritizing, analyzing...Jane UnderwoodPersonalized Oncology: ie. Chemosensitivity Testingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e201287563a472970c2009-11-08T09:13:28-08:002009-11-08T09:14:40-08:00Cancer is not a "homogenous" disease. It is "heterogenous." In other words, each person's cancer is unique. Therefore, it makes no sense to treat breast cancer --or any cancer-- with "standardized" treatments. But that is what they do. And that's...Jane UnderwoodOn Flu Prevention and the Swine Flu Uproartag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e201287561a21d970c2009-11-07T14:15:10-08:002009-11-08T09:19:52-08:00My gut instinct has always been to ignore all the hoopla about flu vaccines. I've never had a flu vaccination in my life, and have rarely gotten the flu. However, I would have a hard time articulating and defending my...Jane UnderwoodPathology Reports, Do-It-Yourself, & My "Fancier" Bookstore!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e201287561486f970c2009-11-07T10:46:13-08:002009-11-07T10:51:03-08:00I'm giving myself 13 minutes to do this post, then it's off to the vet with Olivia and Jack. I'd first like to pat myself on the back for doing something on my own instead of just whining. Remember how...Jane UnderwoodInner Sanctumtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a65a8f34970b2009-11-05T21:15:40-08:002009-11-05T21:16:52-08:00Originally uploaded by my.third.eyeJane UnderwoodMy Answer to the Question: "How Did Your D&C Go?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a657c49c970b2009-11-05T12:37:20-08:002009-11-06T05:51:48-08:00It went very smoothly and I was pleasantly surprised by how un-traumatic it was. The pre-op stuff I had to do, combined with my own anxiety, was more stressful than the actual surgery. Despite my general wariness of and aversion...Jane UnderwoodI Knew There Had to be a Reasontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a625dda3970b2009-10-29T19:53:59-07:002009-11-06T05:47:00-08:00There's a reason I am who I am, but sometimes I forget what it is and have to be reminded by "the universe." Often the reminder is anything but subtle. I'm talking about this recent cervical cancer scare and how...Jane UnderwoodLe Dog Goes Duck Watchingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a61f5de1970b2009-10-25T23:01:50-07:002009-10-25T23:04:26-07:00Le Dog Goes Duck Watching Originally uploaded by my.third.eye What a dog! What a gal!Jane UnderwoodSunday at McLaren Park: Ducks!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a676bc13970c2009-10-25T23:00:51-07:002009-11-06T05:45:40-08:00Originally uploaded by my.third.eye I took a break from cancer story blogging today, even though I'm anxious to get to the good part. Once again we sank into the relaxation of sitting in the warm sun by a quiet pond...Jane UnderwoodHysterectomy Hysteria Hooplatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a672d76c970c2009-10-24T14:01:51-07:002009-11-06T05:45:02-08:00Continued from yesterday: . . . I was therefore surprised and freaked out when she said, "I think they think it's there." Jack and I went back out into the big rainstorm that hit that day, and I felt pessimistic...Jane UnderwoodContinuation of Yesterday's Post re: My New Cancer Scaretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a617e6b9970b2009-10-23T09:38:04-07:002009-11-06T05:44:24-08:00BTW, before I continue with yesterday's post, let me say that I fully expect my audience for this blog to dramatically increase as soon as anyone sees something in it that seems scary and dramatic. It's just human nature. People...Jane UnderwoodBreast Cancer Screening, Suzanne's book, & My Own Latest Cancer Scaretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a669dbd4970c2009-10-22T07:59:53-07:002009-11-06T05:43:45-08:00If you'd like to read an article that backs up what I've been saying about the benefits of mammograms being overstated, click HERE. Keep in mind that I have never said I thought mammograms were "always" a bad idea. What...Jane UnderwoodSuzanne Somer's Newest Book: Interviews with Alternative Cancer Docstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a65beb9e970c2009-10-20T11:20:16-07:002009-10-20T11:20:16-07:00Jane UnderwoodLittle Pieces of My Daily Urban Life. . .tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a640eeb7970c2009-10-15T15:16:41-07:002009-10-15T15:23:47-07:00I had some recent fun playing with making collages of my photos. This one came out pretty well, I think. It's so neat and orderly, which at times feels very soothing to me when I'm in the midst of all...Jane UnderwoodLegislation - Senator Sanders Unfiltered: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a5b59592970b2009-10-02T09:02:08-07:002009-10-02T09:02:08-07:00Legislation - Senator Sanders Unfiltered: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont) Shared via AddThisJane UnderwoodCancer Decisions Re: Hyperthermia for Cancertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a5faee8c970c2009-09-28T06:47:41-07:002009-09-28T06:53:48-07:00Cancer Decisions. Ralph Moss talks in his Cancer Decisions newsletter about a recent trip to Germany, where hyperthermia is an accepted treatment for certain kinds of cancer. Compare that to the good old U.S.A. where any attempts to get this...Jane UnderwoodMore Re: Vitamin Dtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a5f8c139970c2009-09-27T16:17:45-07:002009-09-27T16:18:38-07:00Jane UnderwoodLe Chat de la Maisontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a5a15baa970b2009-09-27T12:04:50-07:002009-09-27T12:07:40-07:00Originally uploaded by my.third.eye It doesn't take much. Just a square patch of sun on laundry room linoleum and voila.Jane UnderwoodFeline Dawntag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451742569e20120a5eccf2a970c2009-09-24T09:59:19-07:002009-09-24T10:08:10-07:00Feline Dawn Originally uploaded by my.third.eye A memory, warm, full of smooth little ridges, gave her a feeling of what she had intended. Something beautiful that had to do with yellow, the sky, and waves of dawn passing by the...Jane Underwood