It's been a while!

April 16, 2010


It's been a long time since I've been on this blog.
13 months post active treatment, head full of hair, curly hair!
Two reconstructive surgeries.
Tumor markers up and down over the last year, couple of scares.
Just had my 2nd set of scans since last year, and all is clear. As we
say in the industry I am "NED".

Bittersweet, but need to say good-bye to this site.

For all those out there entering this so-called "journey",
YOU CAN DO IT. It SUCKS, but you CAN do it.

Feel free to email me at my personal email sue.augustine1@verizon.net, for anything, for anyone, anytime!

Keep the faith.

Sue Augustine
Breast Cancer Survivor

One year ago today......

Well it's been exactly one year since I had the dreaded mammogram that showed I had breast cancer. I can't believe it's been an entire year already!


Anywho...... here's an update on my hair growth, almost 6 months out of chemofriggintherapy. I'm totally loving short hair in this hot humid Jersey weather!



Been on Tamoxifen for almost 3 months now, besides hot flashes and mood swings:o) , no crazy side effects , yet!

All clear and no more wig!!!

Saw my wonderful doctor this morning for a routine check-up. I am all cleared and don't have to see him for another 3 months!!!
Now up until today I have only been wearing my wig to work. So I thought what better way to celebrate this day then to just do it!
So for the first time in 10 months... yes 10 months!! I am officially wig free, even at the office!
I've been taking Tamoxifen for a month now with no noticeable side effects (knock on wood). Sometime in the fall I will have my 2nd phase of reconstruction done. I get my new girls! Yes, the Foobs are going to graduate to Girls!
Well this will be my last post for a while. I'll update on my hair growth every now and then, and of course when the time comes for my new girls to arrive, I'll update on that too!

Peace out.

Thought of the ......... Year

Hair Update 14 weeks

It's getting very... fluffly?????????????

FINALLY, BACK TO A NORMAL LIFE

3 MONTHS POST CHEMOFRIGGINTHERAPY

Had a visit with my chemogod today. Everything is all good. I don't see him for another month! wow... I'm going to miss him, and his nurses. He told me that funny enough when one gets to this stage, you feel kind of abandoned and lost, sort of like no one is looking after you. He is right. BUT... I am also going to start living my life like it used to be... and that's a good thing!

I trimmed MY hair and put some color in MY hair today! It didn't take much, as I was told, I should probably wait around 6 months. I definitely needed a trim because it was kinda crazy.. top was longer then the back, it was covering my ears... and it just needed a "neating up".

Got my prescription of Tamoxifen today ... my lifesaver. There are many side effects , OF COURSE. Some are mild, and some can be serious and rare. We'll see how I do. I see my plastic surgeon in a month to see what he thinks about exchanging my tissue expanders to the real thing! OMG I cannot wait to get these god forsaken horrid hard plastic things out of my chest. Oh..,. but they have given me some shape, so let me not complain:-)

Live long and prosper.

Me.