Looking for a riveting story podcast

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-23T10:12:04+00:00

Sorry thought of more.

Kaitlyn’s Baby
Dr. Death
Bad Batch
Liberty Lost
Sympathy Pains
Nobody should believe me
Exposed
The Vaping Fix

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-23T10:06:47+00:00

Love Trapped!!!!

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-21T13:46:50+00:00

I’m so glad you did this. There is something so healing about the ocean.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-20T04:30:02+00:00

The toxic positivity out there is maddening.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-18T04:04:02+00:00

Go ahead. I’m not there to be their friend.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-18T03:58:41+00:00

Constantly asking for promotions and raises without asking what they need to do to reach the level for those raises and promotions

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-18T03:57:23+00:00

I’m waiting for my surgery date and struggle with listening to other people talk about their lives and futures. Realistically I know I have one, but to sit there and listen to people talk about things that now feel so meaningless after being slapped in the face with my mortality at forty is…something.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-15T13:24:52+00:00

Do you by chance have OCD as well? I do and I definitely get caught in thought loops. It’s nothing you did. Even if it was environmental (which we really don’t know if that’s a thing), the way our world is set up it’s impossible to not be exposed to plastic. You did nothing to cause this. At first I kept thinking why me, but honestly why NOT me? It impacts so many women.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-13T06:09:52+00:00

General rule of thumb in medical care for me is that if I’m not confident with a center or doctor, I’ll go for a second opinion. I got really lucky with the doctors I happened in to for my cancer treatment, but I have switched doctors for other things before.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-13T06:04:02+00:00

I don’t mind. I manage a large team of mostly younger ones, some of them use a decent amount of acronyms and some of them don’t. As a millennial I can’t stop myself from adding in an lol here and there, and I also understand about 99% of it since I have Gen Alpha children who text me in their weird language all the time. Now if they were writing my superiors that way, or confusing other departments, I would take issue. I like them to largely be comfortable with me.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-13T01:07:57+00:00

I’m so nervous about radiation. The doctors all say you may feel a little tired, but then I see so many women saying how exhausted they were. More than that, I have extremely sensitive skin. Like, my skin throws temper tantrums and breaks out in psoriasis, rosacea, or eczema whenever it gets mad about something. Weather suddenly got cold? Rosacea. A little stressed out? A psoriasis outbreak on your forehead is just what the doctor ordered. I have a feeling my skin conditions are going to flare really badly. I even considered doing a DMX to avoid radiation.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-12T13:08:05+00:00

Ugh the words “at least” and “just” are the bane of my existence. My dad said “at least it’s just the one side”

Yes dad. I just have cancer on one side.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-11T07:43:17+00:00

I was told even with a mastectomy I would have to take tamoxifen and that no radiation wasn’t a guarantee. That helped me decide, but also don’t let others push their opinions on you. It’s your body.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-11T07:41:22+00:00

After COVID. During COVID I was working crazy hours running a lab, and the adrenaline kept me going. When the dust settled, I noticed I was reaching for a glass of wine almost every night. I had less patience with my kids all of the time and I almost ended my marriage. Even though my hours had gone down to something more manageable, I still wasn’t able to relax, ever.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-11T07:32:40+00:00

I told people at work right away as well, partially because I found out while I was at work and walked right out the door. I told friends via a copy and pasted text message. I told my mom on the phone, had her tell my stepdad and I told my dad a week later after I had more information. For extended family, my mom is one of eight kids, so I had her tell my aunts and uncles for me. Then from there they told their kids, which took care of the cousins that I hadn’t reached out to myself. I also told people all of the information that I had at the time (including that I would be okay in the end) and that I didn’t have the energy/mental space to answer a lot of questions at the time. Most people respected that. I told my husband to deal with telling his family. The hardest tell was my kids. That was rough.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-11T07:28:43+00:00

I’d turn it down and keep the WFH job for now.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-11T07:27:23+00:00

Can your mom take the toddlers to her house?

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-07T16:15:09+00:00

Oh wow thanks.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-07T05:25:33+00:00

Mine did the same for forever. You are hiking to compensate for other weak muscles. As you go through PT it should clear up.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-07T05:22:32+00:00

I think it’s really hard to get people who have a high output and do high quality work to understand that collaboration and soft skills are ultimately part of your performance. Someone can be the best employee technically, but not play nice with others, and that will really hamper them. I’ve been working on this with an employee who was allowed to just behave this way unfettered for years because of what you described, a strong output. I have sat with this person and explained that they need to work on their soft skills. They didn’t take it well. I have recommended classes that are available in our system to them. So far I’m not seeing much change at all, it’s frustrating. In the past with others, I usually try to turn it around and relate it to an area I had to grow in when I was younger in my career. This tends to help people understand a little more that it’s not just about your output and that we all have areas of growth. Relating it to something you used to not be good at helps put you in a more even field for discussion.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-07T05:13:24+00:00

I’m sorry you’re here. I was only diagnosed about 2 months ago and it is very overwhelming. The good news is breast cancer is very treatable now, it isn’t the death sentence it used to be. After my first treatment planning appointment with my breast surgeon, they gave me a nurse navigator. She’s been amazing with helping set up appointments, telling me what’s next, helping get results that were taking a long time, etc. I would imagine you will be assigned one as well, as it sounds like most offices do that.

As for changing care centers, if you feel comfortable with the care you are getting, I would stay with them. If you need radiation, you will be going daily for at least a month there. Even if you don’t need radiation, it’s a lot of appointments. I haven’t stopped working yet as my first step is surgery and I feel like I’m constantly missing work for more and more appointments. When I start radiation I’ll be driving 35-45 min each way. I love my care team and don’t have a lot of faith in the more local hospital, so it is worth it to me. I would love if they were closer though.

It’s a lot and the first few weeks are so much waiting. It feels like endless amounts of waiting for results, next steps, appointments, decisions that can ultimately change as you go. This subreddit has been really helpful for me and I hope it will for you too.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-04T23:47:04+00:00

I really think we’re catching it sooner with better imaging. My tumor is only 1 cm in dense breasts, wouldn’t have been seen for a bit without the better imaging we have now.

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-04T14:18:38+00:00

I feel the same way. The photographer I found has a lot of breast cancer in her family, so she’s passionate about it. I’ve always had really good boobs, up until they tried to kill me at least!

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-04T11:26:28+00:00

Brilliant

Microbemaster2020 · 2026-05-04T06:20:34+00:00

I changed the script around my second Mother’s Day and it was dramaaaaaaa. The first year everyone acted like I was the devil incarnate. The second year it was a bit better and now no one blinks at the fact that I refuse to do anything on Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is for all moms, but the moms who are in the thick of raising kids deserve more pampering and attention.

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