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Month: October 2012

day 42 a doctor with heart or why a cancer center has cardiologists

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 30, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

On day 38 I wrote about side effects and how they tell you things are working. Well, there are some that overshoot that mark a little, and can cause real harm. While no side effects are great, many are temporary and can be managed, such as hair lo…

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day 38 that’s how I know the chemo is working

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 26, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

This Wednesday was only my fourth taxol, but I am beginning to feel the side effects. It’s a little earlier than anticipated, and its nothing major. And of course, everyone’s experience is a little different. Mostly I have the feeling of cold feet…

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day 36 cancer learning

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 24, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Yesterday I was at the 2012 Learning conference held by Elliot Masie and his team, which celebrates, connects and educates educators, with an emphasis on employee development and learning in the business world. I was there to represent MD Anderson…

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day 34 grants: the motor of discovery

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 22, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

After the detour last week related to the thyroid bump, and a busy, fun weekend with family events, things are settling down a little this week into a routine of work and ongoing chemo. And so I am in Washington DC today to participate in a regula…

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day 30 a bump in the thyroid

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 19, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

It has been an exciting 7 days, which when you are talking about cancer is rarely a plus. I had a bump in the road, a thyroid nodule. I did just get good provisional news, so I feel ready to talk about it. But let me start at the beginning. Way ba…

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day 29 familial breast cancer and my BRCA testing result

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 17, 2012August 3, 2014
  • my journey

When you get cancer at a younger age than is typical, this raises the suspicion that there is a genetic predisposition. For male breast cancer the typical age of incidence is in the mid 60s, and so I am 20 years ahead of the curve. That raises the…

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day 27 lucky in the month of pink

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 15, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

I’ve been meaning to share this with you for a couple of weeks, but soon after we told the kids about my diagnosis my son came up to me and said: “Dad, its lucky you were diagnosed in breast cancer awareness month.” For those reading this outside …

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day 24 jamming for Sam

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 12, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Tomorrow is Sam’s Jam V (http://ridersforthecure.org/index.php/component/content/article/5-ride-events/32-sams-jam-v) the annual motorcycle ride in honor of Dr. Sam Hassenbusch. To quote the site, which says it best: “Sam???s Jam: Celebrates the lif…

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day 22 dancing with my new friend taxol

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 11, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Yesterday was my second chemo, and like the second time you do anything, was different from the first. It wasn’t all new, and yet it hasn’t exactly become routine either. It was a little odd. I am just at the three week mark, and it had been a flu…

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day 21 #bcsm

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 9, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Yesterday, Monday Oct 8, I participated for the first time in the #bcsm tweet up. #bcsm stands for breast cancer social media, and I learned a few days ago that every Monday evening at 8 pm central a group of people get together for a conversation…

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