MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'chemo brain'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:22:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789447&cid=t_148536_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FYaFAHUra1Jg%2F Chemo brain or chemo fog refers to the cognitive changes that can occur during and after chemotherapy. These changes may translate into memory lapses, motor problems, difficulty finding words and problems managing multiple tasks and learning new things. Although the causes of the phenomenon are still under debate, it is nonetheless a real problem, affecting 20% to 30% of breast cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. This New York Time article reports that chemo brain effects may be longer lasting than originally thought. “Chemo brain,” the foggy thinking and forgetfulness that cancer patients often complain about after treatment, may last for five years or more for a sizable percentage of patients, new research shows. The study, published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology, is a vi... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789447 Thu, 05 May 2011 15:38:14 +0100 4789447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592638&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fdont-be-bullied-into-treatment-youre-not-comfortable-with%2F .If you have ever been bullied, you know that you don’t realize it at first. Initially, people tend to blame themselves for how others treat them. I was bullied as a child by a group of girls, and I can tell you that your first instinct is to think it is your fault. As a new student in a new school, I was ostracized for the first few months. At eight years old, school was my whole life, so you can imagine how much the rejection of the other students affected me. It took me well into adulthood to find it easy to make new friends. Of course I am over it now, but it had a long-lasting effect. As adults we don’t call it bullying, we call it intimidating. Often we admire people who can intimidate others, regardless of the outcome. Perhaps that is why bullying has becoming epidemic among chi... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592638 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:35:31 +0100 4592638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813624&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=37856&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePeacefulLiberal%2F%7E3%2FtI08X7t4nTc%2Fmy-awesome-husband-saga-continues.html I'm going to tell you all the most amazing true story about what my husband did for me this week and of course one good friend who helped us.    Yeah it could suck to be me if I didn't have such a bad ass husband by my side to slay some cancer ass if we can!  We always have hope and I'm also very aware of what we are facing as we enjoy every waking moment we can with each other.   I'm so freaking thankful that his job is allowing for him to be so passionate enough to take such great care of me.  He's better than  most of the nurses and I trust him a lot more in helping with so much that he does.    I can't help but gush about how wonderful my husband is to me as I survive what seems to be the most impossible.   How can I just be walking around o... ShoppingKharma: What comes around goes around blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813624 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:29:00 +0100 4813624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275552&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fbreast-cancer-chemo-brain-and-post-traumatic-stress%2F I have posted tons of blogs over the past few years and one of my favorite still remains the one I did about chemo brain entitled, “You know you have chemo brain when.” The comments are actually hilarious — well, if you are a breast cancer survivor. I doubt if anyone else would find it as funny. I have written about chemo brain in other blogs since then, and I still wrestle with the idea that I am suffering — slowly, hopefully recovering some of my brain functioning affected by what I still call chemo brain. Lately I have had another idea about it. I think a component of the whole chemo brain condition could actually be attributed to post-traumatic stress. Post-traumatic stress has gained a lot of attention lately, especially as we see more and more war veterans returning home with... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275552 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:29:40 +0100 4275552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4253412&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Flack-of-brain.html So I claim chemo brain regularly. My husband agrees. Sometimes he even suggests I might possibly be a space shot. Today's newspaper has an article about memory loss as affecting older adults (not me) and what is normal and what is not:What’s normal and what’s notA memory problem is serious if it affects your daily life.- Sometimes forgetting names or not being able to recall a word.- Memory lapses that include walking into a room to retrieve something and then blanking on what that was.- Forgetting where you put the keys to your car. (Forgetting how to use the keys is not normal.)NOT NORMAL- Forgetting how to do things you’ve done many times before, such as cooking a dessert you’ve made for years.- Repeating phrases or stories in the same conversation.- Unusual trouble making choic... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4253412 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:46:00 +0100 4253412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4061049&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fchemo-brain-or-cancer-brain.html So maybe it wasn't chemo that made me a space shot... Maybe it was having cancer itself that did it. So if I went through it twice, I am at two levels of spaceshotness. I asked my husband to confirm this and he said 'for a spaceshot yes, this would make sense'. The real term is cognitive impairment. As discussed previously, they are several arguments for or against this. Is it just what happens to your brain while aging? Is it a symptom of PSTD? Is it a side effect of menopause for women? The answers may never be known because they probably will never be able to pin it downBut I digress. We are almost halfway through pinktober, well just over 1/3 of the way. I see the trend this year as to people questioning awareness vs. research. I have seen glimpses for this, not just with Dr. Love's in... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4061049 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:31:00 +0100 4061049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776571&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fmemories-are-harder-to-sell-after-breast-cancer%2F I have been planning to have a garage sale since March. I am not a big fan of garage sales, but the last few times we have put our stuff out to sell, we made hundreds of dollars. This seems to be motivation enough for my husband to be enthusiastic about hosting this very American community event. I promised him that I would get my stuff together and be ready in April. That didn’t happen, so we targeted a weekend in June. When that date passed, I agreed to work towards a date before the end of July. So here we are and I am still no further ahead than I was in March. As soon as my husband saw me sit at the computer to write today’s blog he immediately started with: “No, no, no…not until you get the stuff up from the basement for the sale.” Truthfully I was looking for a diversi... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776571 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:58:58 +0100 3776571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487337&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fthey-do-this-on-purposes.html The 'They' are refer to are those mysterious people who create the conspiracy theories (and steal lost socks from dryers) around the world. Its all a plan to drive us breast cancer people crazy, kicking and screaming as our brains overload from contradictory information yet again. So tell me are vitamins and calcium good or bad in the role of lowering risk of breast cancer. Well they just don't know. Read this article which says that calcium lowers risk of breast cancer AND it contradicts a 2008 study that said the opposite. I even blogged about this back in November 2008. So the burning question is not resolved and 'they' are stuck in a never ending vicious cycle of 'yes they are good' vs. 'no they aren't'. I think they do a study get one set of results and then run another study for conf... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487337 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:32:00 +0100 3487337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479873&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Flong-term-chemo-effects.html For a quick bit of humor, watch this first... See, it pays to be polite. Don't honk at old people.So I was surfing the internet (wasting time online again) and found this one person asked a question if chemo could have caused her hands to shake. So having an inquiring mind, I had to read the whole damn thing. I had forgotten a lot of these - conveniently blocked them out of mind. Perhaps this is due to my cognitive dysfunction (a/k/a chemo brain). So in conclusion, having chemo brain can be helpful. You have a reason for blocking out the bad parts of life.So today is another rainy yucky day. Yesterday I was bad. I didn't go for a walk (gasp!) nor did I do all my exercises last evening (double gasp!) nor did I take all my vitamins (triple gasp!) nor did I eat a salad (quadruple gasp!). But ... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479873 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:09:00 +0100 3479873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298550&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fbreast-cancer-and-the-power-of-napping%2F There is new information out of the University of California at Berkley that indicates that napping during the day boosts cognitive power. I like this! I am a napper. I don’t always get the opportunity for a short afternoon nap, but when I need it I take it. It might just be a few minutes before dinner or an evening class but it helps. When we go through chemotherapy or radiation one of the most distressing side effects is fatigue. Usually I worked in the morning and then went to Chemotherapy in the afternoon, returning to work the next day. This resulted in only a half day off from work. After a couple of months I would take the day after chemo off as I began to feel the cumulative effects of months of treatment. That would give me the whole day to rest. I then learned that if I cou... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298550 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:16:14 +0100 3298550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670949&cid=t_148536_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FrZYUDP-BGt4%2F Good article today in the NYT on "chemo brain" - some typical short-term and long-term cognitive consequences of chemotherapy. The Fog That Follows Chemotherapy (New York Times) One quote is critical - for chemo brain and also for a variety of clinical conditions that present associated cognitive impairments: "Controlling for brain function before cancer treatment begins can help determine cause and effect. In one study, cancer patients took a battery of neuropsychological tests before starting chemotherapy, three weeks after completing treatment, and again one year later. Although a third of the patients had signs of cognitive impairment before therapy began, the number jumped to 61 percent after treatment, and half remained impaired a year later." As we have discussed... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670949 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:47:22 +0100 2670949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2406025&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fside-effects-from-breast-cancer-treatment%2F When I complain to friends about brain functioning issues or eyesight changes due to breast cancer treatment, they generally look at me with the “I know” look and explain that it is all a part of aging. They feel that they experience it too and I just have to accept that it happens to everyone; that it is not because I had breast cancer. I am convinced though that I suffer from chemo brain and that is why my memory lacks and my cognitive functioning isn’t as acute as it once was. In addition, I have often complained of vision changes over the past several years and I am sure it is related to treatment as well. I have suspected that Tamoxifen may play a role. I, like many women my age need reading glasses, but I also have problems with light sensitivity and night vision. I went from a... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2406025 Mon, 11 May 2009 18:56:57 +0100 2406025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399145&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fchemo-brain-and-stress%2F I’ve been focusing on stress a lot lately in this blog.  As if stress isn’t bad enough, couple it with chemo brain and I’m having a bad week! I have written about chemo brain often over the past three years of blogging. Those of us that experienced it after chemotherapy treatments are finding that there are lingering symptoms of fuzzy brain, forgetfulness and mixed up words and thoughts. At my middle age it’s easy to write it off to age, but because these symptoms assaulted me right after I went through chemotherapy, I have remained suspicious. These past months, maybe because I am managing the symptoms better, I found they were lessoning. Lately though as I have been dealing with stressful situations, I have found stress has exacerbated the cognitive problems. I have to wonde... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399145 Fri, 08 May 2009 17:37:13 +0100 2399145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260483&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Flove-is-greater-than-breast-cancer%2F On my vanity sits a beautiful silver box embellished with hearts and rhinestones. On top of the box is an oval plaque engraved with the words, “I’ll always be your baby boy.” A secret nickname follows the inscription. This is the Christmas gift I got from my youngest son, and the inscription alludes to a passage from a favorite book I used to read him when he was very young. The nickname is one that only I call him, one that he usually rolls his eyes at. After opening his presents Christmas morning, my son left the room for a few moments and returned with a beautifully wrapped present that he handed sheepishly to me. The moment I opened the box, I began to cry, it was so beautiful and truly unexpected. My son also cried and hugged me. He later told me that he understood at that momen... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260483 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:43:44 +0100 2260483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006556&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Flearning-to-live-with-chemo-brain%2F I had the best Thanksgiving holiday. I told you last week that we were spending Thanksgiving Day with my in-laws and we had a wonderful day. Sister came the next day for the remainder of the weekend, and we had so much fun. On Sunday, I had a brunch so that my friends could meet sister and her husband. They loved her, of course, and Sister felt blessed to have the opportunity to meet them. I woke up this morning fulfilled and happy. The greatest thing about this weekend was that I now get to benefit from all the work I did to get ready for my guests; my house was clean and clutter-free. It felt great to get ready for the day and not feel inundated with all the piles of stuff I needed to go through. Even though I put off sorting through my piles, they were a relentless reminder that my task... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006556 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:23:45 +0100 2006556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1811689&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F09%2F21%2Fcancer-is-so-limited-i-beg-to-differ%2F If you’ve ever googled cancer poems, you’ve come across this: What Cancer Can Not Do by Anonymous Cancer is so limited… It cannot cripple love It cannot shatter hope It cannot corrode faith It cannot destroy peace It cannot kill friendship(s) It cannot suppress memories It cannot silence courage It cannot invade the soul It cannot steal eternal life It cannot conquer the spirit.   Ya gotta love the attention to detail on “friendship(s).” A copyeditor must have shown up somewhere on the Internet daisy-chain. Cancer is so limited? What bullshit! Miss Anonymous, I want to have cancer on your planet. On my planet, cancer acts like a serial killer who’s got plenty of ammo and is just getting started. It cannot cripple love. Tell that to the woman whose boyfr... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1811689 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:29:29 +0100 1811689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1552025&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fchemotherapy-induced-fears%2F Fears are like nightmares; they loom bigger in the dark. So I figure the best way to deal with your fears is to take them out into the light where you can have a better look and face them head on. One of those looming fears for me has been the possible side effects from chemotherapy. My father, who had chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, survived the lymphoma only to succumb to chemo induced leukemia. At that point there were no treatment options available to combat the leukemia. I have a real fear of developing a non-treatable condition from having been exposed to such strong chemicals during treatment. I have asked my oncologist about it, but the response has been vague, probably because there is not a lot of information available for the long term effects. I had three types of ch... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1552025 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:23:32 +0100 1552025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1401384&cid=t_148536_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F278437236%2F5fluorouracil_causes_chemo_bra.html A new study out of the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York and Harvard Medical School has found that a treatment commonly used chemotherapy drug causes memory problems and other cognitive difficulties which is referred to as "chemo brain".The researchers believe they have discovered how the chemotherapy drug 5-Fluorouracil can affect the central nervous system even long after treatments are completed. "What we found is the damage done short-term is much less than the damage that occurs long-term," said Mark Noble, senior author of the study published in the April 22 issue of the Journal of Biology. "After the drug is stopped, the cellular damage gets worse."Noble exposed cell lines and in mice to doses of 5-Fluorouracil and found ... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1401384 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:00:33 +0100 1401384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1368008&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fmy-dentist-rules-out-oral-cancer%2F This Tuesday I went for a root canal on a back molar. Since I was 12 years old, I haven’t had a new cavity because of my deathly fear of dentists; I was determined never to get another filling. I started having a problem with one of the old fillings in September of 2007, but after antibiotics and pain medication the problem subsided. I kind of tried to live with it but that changed when the toothache returned with a vengeance and I knew it was time to give in and get to a dentist for the root canal. Well, it was almost pleasant! Honestly, the dentist was amazing and entertaining all at once, so my fears were completely unfounded. Dr. Zuroff even got excited about the anatomy of my tooth which he said was cool and invited his father, who is in practice with him to view my peculiar roots. ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1368008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:15:03 +0100 1368008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1361281&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fanother-day-with-chemo-brain%2F I have blogged often on chemo brain, and I was reading a recent comment on an old blog where a reader stated that after several years she is convinced that chemo brain doesn’t go away. That got me to thinking about my own struggle with the effects of chemo brain like absentmindedness, not remembering words while I’m talking and a feeling of disconnection from my own brain. These are still prevalent effects. Even though my brain still works and I am learning new things by taking college courses, the impaired memory and stuck-on-a -thought incidences still linger. Some days, I actually feel completely disconnected from my brain and that I am just acting on instinct. What if it never goes away? In fact, what if my thinking it is getting better is only because I have learned to live with m... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1361281 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:24:17 +0100 1361281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126514&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fim-not-stupid-i-just-have-chemo-brain%2F Have you ever noticed that when people think that you don’t understand them they speak louder? Lately I have noticed a lot of people yelling at me. The good thing about that is that my hearing is a little less clear since chemotherapy, and my eyesight is suffering a bit, but truly I am not stupid! The truth is that I just need a few more moments than usual to process things. I have been writing about chemo brain for over a year and still no real breakthroughs from the medical community. Since taking the biology class at college I have had the opportunity to understand what a fine mechanism our brains are. They are so finely tuned and efficient, but open and vulnerable to changes in our body’s internal environments. It is all too clear to me that chemo has the ability to affect our cogn... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126514 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:37:59 +0100 1126514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1090708&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Foutsmarting-chemo-brain%2F The college semester ends this week, and I am happy to say that I have hung in there. In fact, I have not just hung in there, I have conquered the learning process! I am taking anatomy and physiology, and I am really acing it. If you can’t brag to your friends, who can you brag to? I will finish this course with an A and have decided to continue on with courses next term too. I have a bachelor’s degree, but the need to go to school seems to drive me. I think the need to continue to grow and use my brain and prove it is still vital is the force behind the drive. The thing is: I still find I have the effects of chemo brain. For example, not remembering words when I need them, short attention span, feeling separated from reality and the like, but it has not impaired my ability to ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1090708 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:17:24 +0100 1090708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1027301&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fliving-a-fairy-tale-while-battling-breast-cancer%2F While I was going through chemotherapy, I got to know a woman who had been diagnosed about the time I was. She was tall and attractive, and usually her father would show up to pick her up after treatment. Turns out she was single and her parents were very involved in helping her deal with the disease. She had just become involved with a man about the time she was diagnosed. The relationship continued throughout her treatment although she didn’t involve him in that part of her life. After chemotherapy ended and she finished her radiation, she advised me that she was getting married. Within six months of treatment she planned and had her wedding. It was such a lovely story. She only had a lumpectomy, so she didn’t have the continued concerns for reconstruction. She was ready to get on wi... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1027301 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:43:06 +0100 1027301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=912317&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fa-response-to-my-universal-healthcare-blogs%2F There has been an overwhelming response to my blogs on healthcare. Everyone has an opinion, that’s for sure. Let me make it very clear why this issue is so relevant to me; breast cancer patients and survivors cannot be without healthcare. It is that simple. While I am in possession of a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and never shy away from discussing politics, but that is not my motivation here. If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, or are in any year of survivorship, you know that it is imperative that you continue to see a doctor, get regular testing and have access to treatment. Although there may be a debate over universal healthcare, there is no argument against the increased survival rate of those diagnosed early and treated quickly. That is the case with most ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=912317 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:29:17 +0100 912317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=897342&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Ftaking-chemo-brain-head-on%2F I still experience that numb spacey feeling that comes with chemo brain. Chemo brain is the condition that you become aware of after months of chemotherapy. You know you have chemo brain when you begin to wonder who stole your brain. It produces brain fog, memory loss, slow-wittedness and more. Aside from writing several blogs dedicated to chemo brain over the past year and a half, I also had the opportunity to discuss it in a HealthTalk Live webcast last December. During the year since, I have found the medical community more open to accepting that this condition exists, however, we are still a long way off from understanding how it is caused, or how it can be treated. The fact that I am still writing about it a year later is discouraging for me; it may be getting better, but it is not go... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=897342 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:32:51 +0100 897342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493367&cid=t_148536_136_f&fid=35332&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyouainthearditfromme-rice.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fdiagnosis-from-dr-montgomery.html My friend, Princess Di, took me into the city in early September. We already knew that I had cancer but I felt o.k. with my early stage 2 non invasive diagnosis. I liked this hospital immediately. The first hospital was a joke compared to this one. From the minute I walked into the building. I felt positive energy. Every single person I came in contact with was professional and caring. The decision to come here was absolutely in my favor.As I waited in the waiting room, this is what was going through my head. I want a mastectomy and I want it on both sides, later to learn that this was called a bilateral mastectomy. As I waited, I went through exactly what I was going to say to the Dr in order to convince her. I am a single mother, my children don't have anyone else, I can't live with the ... You Aint Heard It From Me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493367 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:54:00 +0100 493367