I am a cardiac PCU nurse and I see STEMI’s and NSTEMI’s all the time. An NSTEMI is NSTEMI (Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) is a type of heart attack where a coronary artery is partially blocked, reducing blood flow and damaging heart muscle, but without the significant ST-segment elevation seen in a STEMI on an EKG. Diagnosed by …
Health and Education
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
What is sepsis? Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. Infections that lead to sepsis most often start in the: Without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure …
Back to Normal
Life’s Little Surprises
I learned today from the radiation therapist that I am finished with Radiation Therapy tomorrow and not Friday! They told me they build in appointments in the event that one was missed. I missed one treatment but I was supposed to be done TODAY. So tomorrow is my last radiation treatment!! Tomorrow I will ring …
New Norwex Tea Towels
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March 13, 2024
I saw the Dr B the medical oncologist that morning that my radiation was later canceled. Bright and early at 9 am. I didn’t have to wait long at all. My hormone levels that they drew at my last visit indicates that I am still premenopausal. Good lord. I’m ready for the 37 years of …
Oncotype
About a month after surgery and before radiation started I went to see the Medical Oncologist which I was refered, Dr B we will call her. So she would recommend hormone blockers for me. Yep I gotta do the hormone blockers. What is an oncotype? The two Oncotype DX tests help you and your doctor …
Dec 18. Pathology results.
pathology results
Radiation Digest part 1
The “Simulation” and Radiation I was originally supposed to have my “dry run” last Friday but there was something about the plan not being signed off or whatever. So I ended up doing it yesterday. Today, I came into the office signed in and waited in the waiting room. I was very early about …
Dec 12, 2023. Surgery Day
Surgery Day