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day 268 – I am getting ready to join an immunotherapy trial to prevent recurrence

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 14, 2013June 14, 2013
  • my journey

In another month or so, I am joining an immunotherapy clinical trial that is aimed at suppressing recurrence, by training the immune system to pay attention to cancer cells more effectively. It is a trial designed […]

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day 259 – the sweet sound of the bell as I complete my treatment for male breast cancer

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 5, 2013June 5, 2013
  • my journey

Have you ever watched the Amazing Race TV show? Teams race across the globe, overcoming puzzles and challenges, for a $1M prize. Right at the end, after the winners have crossed the finishing line the […]

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day 217 – hurts so good – physical therapy post-mastectomy

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on April 24, 2013April 24, 2013
  • my journey

I wrote a couple of weeks ago (day 191) about the rather surprising change in my body, post-surgery: the abrupt loss of the ability to feel touch, while still feeling pressure, around the scar area […]

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day 205 – more positive nodes, an upgrade to my tumor grade & I start the big T

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on April 12, 2013April 11, 2013
  • my journey

I’ve been chewing on this for a few days before getting to a point where I can write about it, but soon after the operation my surgeon shared the path report with me, and it […]

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day 202 – surgery is over

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on April 9, 2013April 9, 2013
  • my journey

Yesterday, one day shy of 2 weeks post-operation, I had my second drain pulled, and as my surgeon’s PA said as she was pulling it out, that marks the end of surgery. Compared to chemo, […]

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day 191 – modified radical mastectomy for male breast cancer

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on March 26, 2013March 26, 2013
  • my journey

If chemo is a journey, then surgery is day out: chemo takes a long time, has many twists, turns and delays, and at times seems never to end; in contrast, surgery is for sure a […]

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Podcast on Male Breast Cancer with Dr. Giordano & me

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on March 4, 2013March 4, 2013
  • my journey

I was recently honored to participate in a pod-cast on male breast cancer, along with my doctor Dr. Sharon Giordano. You can take a listen here:  

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day 157 – last dance with FAC

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on February 20, 2013February 23, 2013
  • my journey

Today is a momentous day – my last chemo, certainly for now and hopefully for ever. It is only my fourth FAC, the drug combo that is the second phase of my treatment, following the 11 cycles of taxol. It is the last step in a 142 day, 15 treatment…

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day 137 – decision point FAC: decision is to complete the remaining two cycles of FAC

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

Just a quick post today to complete the story. I met with my oncologist just now, and she had reviewed the ultrasound information and was encouraged. She clearly saw the value in completing the FAC. While she conceded there was just a modest amoun…

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day 136 – decision point FAC: ultrasound of my breast cancer in treatment

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on January 29, 2013February 23, 2013
  • my journey

I am writing this while waiting for my ultrasound exam, which will tell us whether the tumor is responding to FAC. If you recall, back on day 110 I described how my oncologist and I decided to move from taxol to FAC one week early, because the ult…

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