Tag Archives: aromatase inhibitor

Eight Years and Counting

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Kathleen Quigley

It has been eight years since I spoke with the radiologist who reviewed my ultrasound and decided he needed to thump thump thump his biopsy thingamabob against my breast the day before to retrieve samples of areas that had looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, aromatase inhibitor, bisphosphonate, cancer, cancer-free, irony, osteonecrosis, osteoporosis, side effects | Leave a comment

Days of Delays

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Kathleen Quigley

It should come as no surprise to anyone that whatever we considered normal life has been delayed. It, like my post-cancer appointments, has been delayed until…well, until later. My mammogram should have been on March 26th. There was no good … Continue reading →

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Kathleen Quigley

You may remember my post 139 Days. Ha! I was measuring from the end of treatment (December 2014). My oncologist was measuring from the day I started aromatase inhibitors (September 2014). At my semiannual visit on Monday I came prepared … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aromatase inhibitor, bisphosphonate, bone loss, breast cancer, cancer, estrogen, exemestane, osteonecrosis of the jaw, osteopenia, survivorship | 4 Comments

139 days

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Kathleen Quigley

I have 139 days to make a decision. This should be easy for me. “Do the brown paper bag trick!” I tell my friends when they’re stuck. I’ve done it many times for choices big and small. Red shoes vs. purple shoes Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aromatase inhibitor, breast cancer, cancer, choices, choose joy, either or, existential crisis, live every day, rate of recurrence, recurrence | 6 Comments

Mrs. Smith and Moi

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Kathleen Quigley

I narrowly missed getting the part of Jane Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. It went to Angelina Jolie instead. No worries. I needed to focus more time on my career at a local arts center, and dealing with all … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Angelina Jolie, aromatase inhibitor, BRCA, breast cancer, cancer, Letrozole, menopause, New York Times, salpingo-oophorectomy, Tamoxifen | 2 Comments