Breast Cancer: Sharing Your Boobs with the World

October 27, 2014

Breast Cancer: Sharing Your Boobs with the World

October 27, 2014

 

Breast Cancer: Sharing Your Boobs with the World

Breast cancer is a funny thing.

Not “Haha” funny but weird funny.

You’ll be tooling along doing OK and then you will have an appointment with someone new that just doesn’t sit well with you.

Maybe it’s you, maybe it’s them, or maybe you are just tired of the whole damn thing.

You may decide that you have had enough of your boobs being examined by strangers.

At first, you can laugh it off and create silly little memes like the one I created above.

 

Breast Cancer: Sharing Your Boobs with the World

But it won’t be long before you might be feeling a little more strongly about it.

This is how I felt last week. Enough already!

It came to a head last Wednesday when I had to go in for a CAT scan that would determine how I need to be positioned during the radiation treatments.

Try totally topless and on my stomach with a hard bar pushing into my sternum. UGH!

I had a good cry when I got home and Warren took me out for dinner. And I still had another appointment scheduled for Friday. Boo!

Finally, I looked at my calendar and realized that I have NO appointments this week. NONE!

A whole week to work on my work and be unmolested.

Some people dream of vacations in tropical locals.

I only dream of 1 week of not having to flash my boobs at a stranger.

I’m a happy camper! 🙂

 

Vicki O'Dell

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  • Linda November 10, 2014 at 7:03 pm

    I feel your pain! I am a three time cancer survivor. Ovarian cancer twice and thyroid cancer.
    I had chemo and radiation. I had to pull my underwear down so low and the technicians would stand there with a tiny sheet. I felt so violated every time I went. Hang in there!

    • Vicki O'Dell November 13, 2014 at 10:58 am

      I’m sorry you had to go through that Linda but I’m glad you shared your story with me. I hope you are healthy and strong now. ♥♥♥

  • Ruth Reber November 4, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    Dear Vicki,
    I had a double mastectomy which I thougt deserved something,but I didn’t get any beads either!!!!!!
    I am doing well, and am glad to hear you are just about done with your treatments. Hang in there.
    Keep us posted. love ruth

    • Vicki O'Dell November 4, 2014 at 3:02 pm

      Hi Ruth,
      I’m sorry that you had to go through that. And no beads. That stinks!

  • sdlouise October 27, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Congratulations on your week of peace! (I still like the picture of the two bees wearing ghost costumes. Boo Bees. Love it!)

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