Tag: double mastectomy

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 34: My One Year Survivorship Appointment & My Twin Sister’s 11th T-DM1 Infusion!

Here my twin sister and I are with our husbands, halfway through our appointments for the day at Mayo Clinic in Rochester last Friday! We had side-by-side appointments with our plastic surgeon and then I went to my one-year survivorship meeting at the breast clinic while my twin sister went to her 11th chemotherapy infusion of TDM1!

This blog post is the 34th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 34: My One Year Survivorship Appointment & My Twin Sister’s 11th T-DM1 Infusion!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 20: My Twin Sister’s Double Mastectomy with Reconstruction Operation at Mayo Clinic Was Awesome!

Here we are at Mayo Clinic's Rochester Methodist Hospital on the morning of my twin sister's double mastectomy with reconstruction operation! My mom, baby sister, me, my twin sister, dad, and my twin sister's husband all lined up in our matching shirts for the same type of photo we took before my operation in December!

This blog post is the 20th in a series about my (and my twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. The 1st post is about my first mammogram ever; the 2nd post is about my consultation at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic; the 3rd post is about my stereotactic core biopsy at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic; the 4th post is… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 20: My Twin Sister’s Double Mastectomy with Reconstruction Operation at Mayo Clinic Was Awesome!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 19: My Twin Sister’s Double Mastectomy and Reconstructive Surgery Plan (amid the global outbreak of COVID-19)

Lawyers and staffers at my twin sister's law firm had a "bandana/scarf day" to support her as she lost some of her hair during her chemo treatments this past few months and has been wearing head scarfs and bandanas to work! Her coworkers got together and wore head scarfs and bandanas in solidarity! They are the best coworkers ever :)

This blog post is the nineteenth in a series about my (and my twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. The first post is about my first mammogram ever; the second post is about my consultation at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic; the third post is about my stereotactic core biopsy at Mayo… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 19: My Twin Sister’s Double Mastectomy and Reconstructive Surgery Plan (amid the global outbreak of COVID-19)

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 14: My Double Mastectomy With Reconstruction Operation at Mayo Clinic Was Awesome!

Here I am with my husband, baby sister, and parents ready to check in for my surgery at Mayo Clinic's Rochester Methodist Hospital at 5:45am! We wore "superfan" shirts we'd made for our Mayo Clinic doctor team on the day of my operation!

This blog post is the 14th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) breast cancer journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. In 2019, I also started documenting our younger sister’s breast cancer previvorship journey. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 14: My Double Mastectomy With Reconstruction Operation at Mayo Clinic Was Awesome!