Author Archives: michelle

Oh friends, what a shitty title to have to write. I have 8 tumors in my brain. The cancer has now metastasized to all the spots possible with breast cancer (bones, liver, lung, brain). So let me back up. I’ve been taking pain pills for the back pain still and on Thursday Brian noticed a … Continue reading »

Oh come ON!! You guys, the Howe’s need a break. Last week I finally went in to get an MRI done. It was a long journey as my oncologist said the fastest way to get a scan is to go the ER. Not the most comfortable place when you’re having pretty bad back pain. But … Continue reading »

You guys, the last few weeks have been ROUGH! Despite the glorious pictures I posted from Hawaii, I was actually having a tough time. CPT 11 has kept me in near constant nausea which is no fun in itself, but the 6 hour flight to Hawaii set off my back spasms. I was okay for the … Continue reading »

hi friends! I’m 4 treatments in with good ole Captain 11 and wanted to update you on the progress. This chemo is rougher than the last few I’ve been on. I’m pretty much nauseated all day, every day. I can manage this pretty well with my different anti-nausea meds, but its definitely taking a toll … Continue reading »

Hi friends. We received the results of my PT scan yesterday, and it’s not good. My liver lesions (tumors) have doubled in size and I have 10 (!!!) new ones. The new ones are all very small, but still…fuck. I also have a few lymph nodes around the liver that are filled up with cancer. … Continue reading »

Hi all – for anyone who is interested in the nitty gritty details of the lung surgery, read on. The surgery went exactly as expected. Last Monday (6/15) I checked into the hospital, met with all the doctors and then was wheeled into surgery. It’s so bizarre how I literally can’t remember a THING about … Continue reading »

Hi friends! Well, looks like we have another surgery to look forward to this coming Monday (6/15) at 12pm. I’ve had increasing fluid buildup in my lung lining (pleural effusion) that has led to getting it drained twice a week and getting over a liter of fluid each time. Not only is it just uncomfortable … Continue reading »

Hi friends! Long overdue update. And it’s a good one!! The Eribulin chemo I’m on seems like it’s working really, really well. Yeah! The best news..I no longer have a lung effusion, meaning there’s no more icky cancer liquid in the lining of my lung. And that was after just 2 treatments of Eribulin. I … Continue reading »

Hi friends! Last I updated you I was about to go in for the lung catheter placement. As you may have seen from my FB post, in true Michelle fashion I had a completely bizarre reaction where I had stunningly bad pain the night of the placement and ended up in the ER getting pumped … Continue reading »

Hi lovely friends and family. Time to update you all on the good ‘ole “C” journey. So the chemo treated me as expected. I had about 8 days of nausea, aches, pains, exhaustion. It was manageable but not super fun. But starting day 9 (thursday this week) I started to feel much better. So hopefully … Continue reading »