One of the most common questions I get, especially from readers in the US, is: "How do you afford cancer treatment?" And honestly, it's a fair question. In the US, a cancer diagnosis doesn't just affect your health, it can financially destroy you. Medical debt can lead one to bankruptcy there (I heard, I don't …
Continue reading Cancer Treatment in Norway: All the Financial Support I Got
Every time I finished an EC90 session, there was one more thing on the to-do list: a visit to my GP for a Ziextenzo injection. It had to happen within 24 to 48 hours after each chemo round, no skipping, no postponing. Four rounds of EC90 meant four of these visits. The timing was never …
Continue reading Ziextenzo – The Shot That Kept My Treatment on Track
If you've read Part 1, you know the first two rounds of EC chemotherapy knocked me around more than I expected. By round three I had a routine, but that didn't make it easy. And by round four, I'd decided I wasn't going to let cancer stop me from living. Here's how it went.Round 3: …
Continue reading EC90, The Red Devil: Part 2 – The Last Two Rounds
When my oncologist told me I'd be starting EC chemotherapy, I'd already done my homework. I knew "EC" stood for Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide. I knew one of them was red. I knew people called it the Red Devil. What I didn't know was what it would actually feel like, and no amount of reading could …
Continue reading EC90, The Red Devil: Part 1 – The First Two Rounds
Starting Zoladex: My Honest Experience When I was told I’d be starting Zoladex as part of my breast cancer treatment plan, I had no idea what to expect. For those who don’t know, Zoladex is a medication that suppresses the production of sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone. It’s commonly used in the treatment of …
Continue reading The Zoladex: 8 Injections, Side Effects, and One Unexpected Perk
Just a little update: I’m alive! Yes, I’ve completed most of my treatment, and it went well. But since my last post in August 2024, the road has been much tougher than I expected. I barely had the energy to do anything other than focus on surviving. But here I am—life goes on. It has …
So I have taken 6 doses av 300 IU Fostimon, 2 Ferymadel as I told you in part 1. The follow-ups I was both nervous and excited for my the control appointment on 30/04/2024. This time, I had to come to the reproduction department at the hospital, not the clinic like the initial control. The …
Continue reading My Egg Freezing Journey During Cancer Treatment (Part 2)
I had to urgently freeze my eggs. No, I'm not talking about the eggs I bought from supermarket for breakfast. I'm talking about reserving my fertility. Honestly I have thought about it since I was... 30. Just thinking, not acting. But now, cancer really made it happen. I'm 37, this is not the age that …
Continue reading My Egg Freezing Journey During Cancer Treatment (Part 1)
Ao, after all the scans and tests, I finally get the appointment with my main oncologist on the 3rd May 2024. Since I have got a lot of information from the previous appointment with the "intern" doctor, my oncologist spent most of the time of this appointment to answer all the question I had. I …
Continue reading My breast cancer diagnosis and treatment plan
Read part 1 here After answering all my questions, the doctor informed me about all the tests they have booked for me, including the appointment with the Reproduction department to check if I'm healthy enough to do the IVF procedure. My "next week" calendar (week 17) was quickly filled with appointments. I asked doctor if …
Continue reading The diagnostic process of my breast cancer (part 2)
My unexpected journey 