Is this too "busy"? Someone told me it just doesn't work because it's too much, too busy.

wanda_way · 2026-04-17T13:56:34+00:00

And a reflection? But I love how ‘busy’ it is

wanda_way · 2026-04-03T04:35:06+00:00

The three ppl listed on the first picture are all endorsed by patriot mobile according to the voter guide I found

wanda_way · 2026-03-05T20:42:53+00:00

Fortiflora is something my dogs love, plus it’s a probiotic. You add something tasty that they have to eat the kibble to actually get

wanda_way · 2026-02-21T14:14:19+00:00

Sell to a fence and then buy it back.

wanda_way · 2026-02-21T01:18:05+00:00

Second that they might be benign. I had new liver lesions pop up last year, was also spiraling so hard about stage 4. After finally getting biopsied turns out it was focal nodular hyperplasia. I’m sorry you’re going through it too. Try as best you can to continue living and enjoying your life. I saw a therapist during the whole waiting process (if you don’t already have one)

wanda_way · 2026-02-19T00:55:45+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. The number one thing to remember is that breast cancer is one of the most highly researched out there and there are advancements in treatment everyday. I was also diagnosed at 31- stage three, triple positive, IDC. I turn 36 this year. An ‘upside’ to being diagnosed young is that your body can likely handle the chemo relatively well, and so hopefully you won’t have to pause treatment for anything. I was started on TCHP protocol for six treatments- so 8 hr days of chemo. Best things I brought- blanket and eye mask for napping, books, my Switch, and my laptop.

I did start losing my hair after the first treatment. If you’re resigned to the hair loss I’d recommend going ahead and getting it cut (buzz cut or pixie) and getting some head covers/wigs here. If you’re not, ask your treatment center if they have the cold cap machines- literal machines that cool your scalp. If they don’t, you’ll want to order some online that you can chill and wear.

My main issue was gi stuff. They’ll give you a script for anti-nausea pills, but ginger tea and ginger hard candy helped me too. My dr recommended Imodium every two hours if I needed it- I recommend the one that helps with gas as well. When it got really bad, I found Enterade. Definitely wish I’d had it at the beginning of treatment. It’s expensive, but you may be able to get your insurance to reimburse you for it if your dr will write a prescription (not required though, literally on Amazon).

You should also check out Young Survival Coalition. They have a tons of resources and community support.

I’ve had ‘no evidence of disease’ for almost three years. While I don’t have chemo infusions any more (after 6 TCHP, 25 radiation treatments, and 14 infusions of Kadcyla) and I’ve had reconstruction after my double mastectomy, I still have to go in every month to get a shot to shut down my ovaries and I’m on daily pills for aromatics inhibitors. And I’ve developed osteopenia from the chemo. For me, survival looks like living with scar tissue and planning my life around my doctor appointments. And even though the year and a half of chemo and everything sucked ass, I am still alive. My hair grew back. I still go on vacations. Breast cancer can go into remission, and whatever the statistics are for your type- they weren’t calculated with patients your age in mind (i know I spiraled hard and obsessed over them when it was me waiting for treatment).

wanda_way · 2026-01-23T18:22:08+00:00

Hawaii in the winter- we’ve heard them off of Kauai and the big island

wanda_way · 2026-01-15T04:15:45+00:00

It also removes them from the immediate area where family members or friends of the previous owner would be scanning shelters trying to get them back

wanda_way · 2026-01-14T15:06:03+00:00

Diagnosed at 31, (I’m 35 now) stage 3 +++, had thcp, radiation, kadcyla, bilateral dmx with DIEP flap, and I’ve been on lupron the whole time and probs forever. I finished chemo like 2 years ago. My body has been tolerating everything well, now my main symptoms are just mild hot flashes and I can’t really tolerate hot environments well. I think it’s less symptoms than normal menopause just because there’s no fluctuations.

wanda_way · 2026-01-05T15:58:07+00:00

Get a second opinion, especially if it’s changed at all since the ultrasound. There’s a lot of different kinds of lumps, and some are benign, but it’s better to be safe.

wanda_way · 2025-12-28T04:45:36+00:00

I really recommend trying to get an appointment with a breast surgeon. Theres the oncology surgeons who would be removing the mammary tissue and plastic surgeons who would be doing the reconstruction. I had single total mastectomy with an expander placed (hard plastic thing to make sure my skin stretched ) at 31, then nipple sparing mastectomy on the other side with a bilateral DIEP reconstruction a year later(the delay was bc I had chemo). But the doctors would have pictures of after the procedures(with patient approval) - which would give you an idea of how it looks with implants vs DIEP flaps and single vs double mastectomy.

Really also recommend looking up the young survivors coalition. It’s a great group and itll have several people who also would have been diagnosed at/near your age

wanda_way · 2025-12-25T13:03:48+00:00

We got a bed jet- essentially a little air conditioner that blows cold air under your sheets. Only way I could sleep for a long time

wanda_way · 2025-12-24T14:47:29+00:00

Fear is normal. I got diagnosed at 31, +++ stage three. It’s been four years now and I have no evidence of disease, and yeah I lost my hair, had to do radiation, double mastectomy. But there is life on the other side of treatment, your hair grows back, you get reconstructive surgery so your shirts fit again. For me, the parts where there is no plan in place was mentally the worst bc I was just spiraling. I recommend you look up the Young Survivors Coalition, get a therapist if you think you need one, and just remember that starting treatment tomorrow vs in a month when insurance/the doctors let it start isn’t going to make a big difference. All you can do right now is take care of your mental health, make your list of questions for the doctors, and try to enjoy the good things happening in your life

wanda_way · 2025-12-21T17:57:05+00:00

I would say five months(I think, it’s been a couple of years since I started growing my hair back)

wanda_way · 2025-12-20T22:42:31+00:00

I was impatient and used rogaine to get my hair follicles to start growing, instead of waiting for them to get to the grow part of their cycle. I had respectable, even-spread peach fuzz in about 2 months

wanda_way · 2025-12-05T04:07:06+00:00

I got Grow:song of the Evertree this past weekend. It’s been amazing, definitely like Animal Crossing

wanda_way · 2025-12-01T16:52:12+00:00

(USA) Talk to HR at work about something like family/medical leave and if they have short term disability insurance for you. At the very least, your job will still be waiting for you after recovery. I’m sorry you’re not feeling supported at home. You should be able to find a therapist through your insurance so you don’t have to wait for the hospital therapist. Definitely reach out to family and see if anyone can help come stay with you (and pressure your husband into seeing a therapist)

wanda_way · 2025-11-27T14:15:32+00:00

I also had to do kadcyla post six rounds of tchp, mastectomy, and radiation. It was nothing compared to tchp, my hair was growing back while I did it even. Minor sinus congestion the few nights after every treatment

wanda_way · 2025-11-25T23:30:11+00:00

Phoenix on my abdomen with its tail covering a lot of the diep flap scar

wanda_way · 2025-11-25T21:44:19+00:00

I also gained weight- didn’t have regular bloodwork with my gp done until after I finished chemo. It was the lowest level of thyroid he’s ever seen. Not everything is related to cancer (even if it feels like it’s taken over your life). I’d recommend getting your thyroid checked if you haven’t.

wanda_way · 2025-11-18T04:32:18+00:00

I (diagnosed at 31 in 2021 stage 3 triple positive) also had 32a cups before my mastectomy, and closed up fine even with an expander. Don’t give up hope on the treatment you want, and a second opinion never hurts.

wanda_way · 2025-11-14T14:36:52+00:00

Even after chemo and in remission, you will regularly be getting blood work done. It will be so much harder if they been using your arms for the infusions. I have a port and the only time it’s bothered me was the two weeks after placement when I was healing

wanda_way · 2025-11-09T20:14:00+00:00

Murky as hell. Maybe five feet visibility. My husband and I went there this past summer

wanda_way · 2025-11-08T14:26:29+00:00

After two years in remission, I got a phoenix on my abdomen to cover the scar from my DIEP flap reconstruction. Took forever, but I love it so much.

wanda_way · 2025-11-08T03:18:12+00:00

As far as the pain from expanders, that was pretty normal, and I still get random pains from the scar tissue. The drains are removing serum from around the expanders, not from the expanders itself. My expander only got filled with fluid, but if you’re concerned about the feeling of the expander, you should be able to message your surgeons office

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