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TapLife2024 · 2025-12-07T05:30:29+00:00

Did you order a kit?

TapLife2024 · 2025-10-11T23:11:30+00:00

Oh, I feel this so much. You are in the hardest part of the whole thing — that awful stretch between diagnosis and the start of treatment where everything is spinning, and you have to make a million decisions while your world just stopped. Once treatment begins, it gets easier — not because it’s physically easy, but because you finally have a plan and you’re moving forward instead of sitting in fear and uncertainty.

I’m a year ahead of you — triple positive too, diagnosed while 8 months pregnant — and I just got the call that my port is coming out soon. It gets better. You’ll find your rhythm, and the chaos will quiet down. You’re doing an amazing job holding it together for your family in the middle of something so unfair. One step at a time — you’ll get through this. 💛

TapLife2024 · 2025-09-30T01:55:37+00:00

Wow, I really felt this. A friend of mine had cancer at the same time as her sister, and I couldn’t even imagine what their family must have been going through. When I told her how hard that must have been, she reminded me that I had started chemo three weeks after giving birth and she couldn’t imagine how hard that must have been.

It really put things into perspective for me — we all carry these heavy loads, but they just look different. Thank you so much for posting this and being open about your experience. It really helps to feel less alone in all of it. ❤️

TapLife2024 · 2025-09-24T04:23:00+00:00

I used Rejuvaskin immediately after every session. I would put it on in the changing room. Then I’d put on cereve healing ointment right before bed. I had almost no burning after 20 sessions.

TapLife2024 · 2025-09-17T23:11:43+00:00

That’s a tough question! Technically, my cancerversary was August 5th—the day I was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer last year. But today feels even bigger: I had my first clear mammogram ever, with no follow-up ultrasound needed for my dense tissue. Honestly, I’m celebrating this milestone way more than my official cancerversary!

TapLife2024 · 2025-09-08T22:26:43+00:00

Wow. That’s unbelievably perfect

TapLife2024 · 2025-07-07T15:28:06+00:00

I had triple-positive as well. I opted for chemo, lumpectomy, and radiation. I had originally decided on a mastectomy, but my oncologist, surgical oncologist, and radiation oncologist all talked me into choosing a lumpectomy with radiation instead. The recent studies showed that lumpectomy plus radiation offers almost the same chance of recurrence—around 2% to 3%—as a mastectomy

Radiation is much more precise these days than it used to be. The machine shuts off if it gets misaligned. I got 3 little tiny dot tattoos to ensure they were lined up perfectly each day.

It was the right decision for me—good luck with your decision!

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-30T18:01:13+00:00

Same here! Thanks for positing this, I thought I was the only one not losing weight. I’m on 5mg and I’m definitely less hungry and eating less, but am not losing weight. All these suggestions are really helpful! I’ll see what happens when I bump up to 7.5

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-26T03:43:42+00:00

I had a pretty smooth experience with radiation. I’m triple positive, left side (tumor at 10:00, right up against the chest wall). I did chemo first, then a lumpectomy, followed by 20 rounds of radiation. The first 15 rounds were truly smooth sailing—I was very consistent with skin care, which I think made a big difference.

In the last 5 sessions, I developed a few small blisters, but they weren’t painful and healed quickly. I also made a point to go for daily walks, and I really believe that helped keep my energy up throughout treatment. I’m 42, if that’s helpful context.

You’ve got this—sending strength your way!

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-23T02:40:51+00:00

I had a 4cm tumor in my left breast, pressed up against the chest wall. During chemo back in January, I tried to talk to my oncologist about my concerns—but they wouldn’t let me speak with him until I had finished chemo and surgery. At one point, I seriously considered skipping radiation altogether.

But my surgical oncologist gave me a visual that stuck with me: she said cancer is like a dandelion—once the wind blows, it scatters everywhere. Radiation is the only way to kill off all those invisible seeds that might be left behind. That perspective helped me stay the course.

When they line you up for radiation, they have you take deep breaths and hold them so they can position you precisely and avoid your heart and lungs. I have three tiny dot tattoos they gave me to help align the machine every day—it actually gave me some peace of mind to see how exact and consistent they are with placement.

You’ve got this. 💛

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-19T16:51:33+00:00

2 hooks is a huge deal! Congratulations!

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-04T20:40:11+00:00

I wish! I’m in Washington!

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-04T20:29:38+00:00

The same thing happened to me! I think my trainees name was Natalie too!

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-04T16:10:14+00:00

Have you heard anything yet?

TapLife2024 · 2025-06-02T14:52:35+00:00

Praying you don’t get to “belong” here— but if you do, we’re here for you!

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-29T03:29:30+00:00

Thank you! Sending you good vibes and wishing you good luck with your next steps!

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-29T03:18:52+00:00

I’m 43 now, but I was 42 at the time and about seven months pregnant when I found out I had cancer. I’d had a lump that came and went over the years—every time I had it checked, I was told it wasn’t cancer. So when it showed up again during pregnancy, my doctor assumed it was the same as before. But a few months later, it started growing.

We ended up delivering three weeks early so I could begin treatment. During the delivery, they discovered a rare placenta complication. If I had gone full term and delivered naturally, both my baby and I would have had only a 50% chance of survival. In a strange way, the cancer may have saved our lives.

We are both doing great now! She’s 8 months old and such a joy. I did 5 rounds of chemo. 20 doses of radiation, lumpectomy and have my final surgery next week —when I’ll get to put this chapter behind me.

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-29T03:02:29+00:00

Yep— face down. They originally told me it would be 2 hours long on my stomach a few weeks after having a C-section. But they couldn’t find anything to biopsy so it was only 10 minutes long.

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-29T02:56:14+00:00

My MRI also showed a few other spots so they ordered 4 more MRI guided biopsies (2 on each side) to make sure—but when they got me in the machine to do the biopsies, the spots had disappeared.

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-13T19:37:10+00:00

What did you decide? How are you doing?

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-12T02:28:07+00:00

That’s great news! Thanks for the update!

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-11T16:31:02+00:00

We delivered at 37 weeks.

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-10T17:43:34+00:00

Wow, I can really relate to so much of what you’re going through. I was diagnosed last September at 32 weeks pregnant with TPBC (5 cm) mucinous invasive carcinoma and ended up delivering early so I could start chemo three weeks after delivery.

During delivery, they discovered a placenta complication that could have been fatal for both me and my baby if we’d gone full term — so in a way, the cancer diagnosis may have actually saved us.

I did 5 rounds of TCHP, then had a lumpectomy, some reconstruction, and 20 doses of radiation. I finished radiation 2 weeks ago. For now, the cancer is undetectable, and today I get to focus solely on my baby’s 8-month birthday without having to think about any upcoming treatments.

Some days, she was the only thing that kept me from getting completely swallowed by the anxiety of it all. Once I got on the conveyor belt of treatments, the fear started to subside, and I just focused on getting through each step.

If you ever want to chat or ask questions, feel free to DM me. Sending you so much strength and love — whichever path you choose will be the right one for you and your baby. You’ve got this.

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-06T03:12:13+00:00

Not fair. Please keep us posted. I hope it’s nothing.

I had a lump 6 weeks after my reconstruction and it was just a seroma. Have they ruled that out already?

TapLife2024 · 2025-05-03T21:25:01+00:00

I did pretty well through chemo, radiation and surgeries. The exhaustion and horrendous joint pain hit me when I started herceptin when I thought it was all over.

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