December 2, 2019 Just arrived at Wentworth Douglass Hospital! I will be having my ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed. Surgery starts at 9:30am. Laparoscopic and should be a quick recovery compared to my other surgeries. Wish me luck! And as always I will keep you updated 😊 KPOW I cant believe that worked out.. DecemberContinue reading “Last surgery… see ya ovaries!”
Author Archives: Kelly Morin
Being a nurse can be “shitty”
November 13, 2019 So last night was my first night back at work and I was shit on. Literally a resident pooped on my WHITE adidas sneakers 😂😂 The resident was a 2 person transfer so the LNA and I lifted her from her wheelchair and as we were pulling down her brief to transferContinue reading “Being a nurse can be “shitty””
Prayers for Amber
November 11, 2019 So I received a message on instagram a few weeks ago from a girl named Amber. She reached out because she was concerned she might have postpartum breast cancer. She has a 6 year old boy, 2.5 year old boy and a 6 week old daughter. When she was breast feeding herContinue reading “Prayers for Amber”
I get implants today!
October 1, 2019 Here we go! Heading to Elliot-1day surgery to have my implants placed and get rid of these horrendous expanders. They are like two hard rock bowling balls and I am so excited to have nice soft pillows…eeeek!! 🤗 Wish me luck! KPOWPOW💗 VIP PASS October 2, 2019 My Aunt Deb was workingContinue reading “I get implants today!”
Update! 1st Zometa infusion, Menopause, ovary removal decision & mental health
September 18, 2019 Hi everyone!! I can’t believe it’s been 2 months since I wrote a journal entry. Time is flying by! …summers over? Whhhhat? Here’s what I’ve been up to 🙂 I went to Dover a month ago to get my first Zometa infusion (this is the med that helps prevent osteoporosis and alsoContinue reading “Update! 1st Zometa infusion, Menopause, ovary removal decision & mental health”
Holy hot flashes
July 14, 2019 I got another Lupron shot on Wednesday! (The ovary shut-down med). So far so good! Short and tolerable hot flashes.. maybe 5 a day and I toss and turn at night. But not too bad! I was totally in my head and convinced my cancer was back last week…🙄 I had aContinue reading “Holy hot flashes”
In my head
July 14, 2019 I got another Lupron shot on Wednesday! (The ovary shut-down med). So far so good! Short and tolerable hot flashes.. maybe 5 a day and I toss and turn at night. But not too bad! I was totally in my head and convinced my cancer was back last week…🙄 I had aContinue reading “In my head”
Menopause here I come
June 29, 2019 My oncologist Dr. Civilleo referred me down to Boston to see a breast cancer specialist at Dana Farber. She wanted me to learn more about “post treatment” and preventing reoccurence. So a little over a month ago I went down and met with Dr. Erica Mayer and immediately was impressed by herContinue reading “Menopause here I come”
First therapy meeting
May 30th, 2019 I had my first meeting with my therapist Tuesday night. I was soooo nervous. I had no idea what to expect!! But she was SO nice and so easy to talk to. She asked me what seemed like questions they might ask all their patients during the first meeting. Such as whyContinue reading “First therapy meeting”
A trip to Governors Island
May 30, 2019 ✿｡.:* 𝙱𝙴𝚂𝚃 𝚆𝙴𝙴𝙺𝙴𝙽𝙳 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁! *.:｡✿We stayed at Governors Island in a beautiful home with Jamie’s family. Aunt Mary planned so many fun things such as a shipwreck dinner, treasure hunt and wine tasting! We played games at night and laughed till our belly’s hurt. We went to the beach during the dayContinue reading “A trip to Governors Island”
Kelly’s Breast Cancer Blog 🎀 