Various Short Updates from miscellaneous appointments in early January 2026:
January 6th:
More scans today, this time with copious amounts of contrast dye. 4 attempts at the IV, three blown veins- both arms. Scans confirmed whats already known & that it seems to be just one lymph node that is in question. (In question: could be cancer, could be activated fighting cancer, could be my other body issues)
Depths were also measured of the TNBC- shes got some long legs.
I am sore AF. Arms bruised. Head is throbbing. Cancer boob doesn’t like to be touched, so shes angry sore, too.
MastectoME tomorrow, good sir. And a port. Let’s gooooo. Really I have more scans & a lymph biopsy on Thurs… 
Holy impatience…
(**Edited to clarify- *i* am ready for surgery now but I still have a week of tests and biopsies, appts with plastics & my surgeons, etc until the order of treatments will be known. Just takes too long…)
January 8th:
if youre going through hell, keep on moving. Face that fire, walk right through it…
Today was lymph biopsy & ultrasounds & mammograms day. I am SO incredibly sore. These biopsies were much worse than the boob biopsies. Not a fan of armpit procedures. Feels like every muscle in my body connects to my armpit… Do not recommend.
My apologies if seeing the inside of my boob is offensive. I thought some might be interested to see what it looks like. And meet my cancer. You can click the image and zoom in a bit. The large white spot is actually a giant, painful cyst. Very special. Behind that cyst and a bit downward is a small white area. That’s the TNBC. Ill attempt to highlight it in the comments.
I will hopefully, finally, get to know if surgery or chemo will happen first sometime next week. Think good thoughts for surgery to be first.I am having a hard time being patient.
Thanks to those supporting, sharing, and checking in. 
January 12th:
So, I didnt win the battle for surgery first. Chemo will be first. Ill be working on the mental health side of that in the upcoming days, weeks, and months. Because i am OVER these boovies.
-Tumor same size, however, its “legs” are long- 7cm – and why i am having chemo first.
-Chemo begins on the 27th. 20ish weeks of: taxol, carbo, and the red devil- alongside immunotherapy which goes for a year. Then the double mastectomy after chemo. Then radiation.
-Oncologist is nice – I like her. Handled my sarcasm, answered my questions, asked questions about my other conditions and issues, also supports plant-based support.
-Waiting for date on port placement, will be prior to the 27th.
-Cancer is present in the one wonky lymph node.
-PET scan next week to rule out, or show, any metatasizing. 
Upcoming appts for: echo, chemo class, surgeon check in and port, plastic surgeon team check in to confirm my wants, & the goddamn pet scan
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The saddest parts of this right now are that ill have to stop volunteering with my floofs and my old folx for a while. And I wont be able to be the main transport for my girls for the first time in our lives. Whew, shit. Its not the cancer that has me broken… its everything else. SIGH.
