The results of Kristen's PET scan showed two lymph nodes lighting up, one in the gastro-hepatic area of her abdomen and the other in the lining of her esophagus. While it could just be inflammation, Dr. Ali wants her to see a gastroenterologist but the earliest appointment is almost two months away. Puzzling through the scenarios (as if she has a choice), Kristen hopes for a second, new kind of cancer rather than stage four, metastasized breast cancer. Support the <a href="https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/donate" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Breast Cancer Stories podcast</a> Subscribe to our <a href="https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">newsletter</a>  This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie Co-Host: Kristen Vengler Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bird of Figment</a> Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart Breast Cancer Stories is a production of <a href="https://www.theaxis.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Axis</a>. PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

The results of Kristen's PET scan showed two lymph nodes lighting up, one in the gastro-hepatic area of her abdomen and the other in the lining of her esophagus.While it could just be inflammation, Dr. Ali wants her to see a gastroenterologist but the earliest appointment is almost two months away.Puzzling through the scenarios (as if she has a choice), Kristen hopes for a second, new kind of cancer rather than stage four, metastasized breast cancer.Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcastSubscribe to our newsletter This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time.Host and Executive Producer: Eva SheieCo-Host: Kristen VenglerEditor and Audio Engineer: Daniel CroeserTheme Music: Them Highs and Lows, Bird of FigmentProduction Assistant: Mary Ellen ClarksonCover Art Designer: Shawn HiattAssistant Producer: Hannah BurkhartBreast Cancer Stories is a production of The Axis.PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

The results of Kristen's PET scan showed two lymph nodes lighting up, one in the gastro-hepatic area of her abdomen and the other in the lining of her esophagus. While it could just be inflammation, Dr. Ali wants her to see a gastroenterologist but the earliest appointment is almost two months away. Puzzling through the scenarios (as if she has a choice), Kristen hopes for a second, new kind of cancer rather than stage four, metastasized breast cancer. Support the <a href="https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer">Breast Cancer Stories podcast</a> Subscribe to our <a href="https://breastcancerstories.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">newsletter</a>&nbsp; This podcast is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie Co-Host: Kristen Vengler Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser Theme Music: Them Highs and Lows,&nbsp;<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bird-of-figment/1434663902" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bird of Figment</a> Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt Assistant Producer: Hannah Burkhart Breast Cancer Stories is a production of <a href="https://www.theaxis.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Axis</a>. PROUDLY MADE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

Kristen Update: I’d Prefer to Have a 2nd Type of Cancer

Breast Cancer Stories is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this podcast is here to help you through the shock of diagnosis and treatment. After her mother died, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump and called her doctor at UCLA, but the earliest appointments were two months out. She frantically called around for a doctor who could get her in ASAP for a biopsy. Luckily, St. Mary's in Long Beach got Tita in right away, but the news wasn't good. When Tita later saw her oncologist at UCLA, they found more cancer than expected and recommended immediate aggressive chemo. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy. Season 2 The second season follows Natasha Curry, a palliative care nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital. Natasha was in Malawi on a Doctors Without Borders mission in 2021 when her husband of 25 years announced in a text message that he was leaving. A few months later when she discovered an almond-sized lump in her armpit, she did everything she tells her patients not to do and dismissed it, or wrote it off as a “fat lump." One painful biopsy later, Natasha found out she had cancer; in one life-changing moment, the nurse became the patient. Season 1 The first season of Breast Cancer Stories follows Kristen Vengler, a 56 year old single empty nester in San Diego, from her diagnosis of hormone positive breast cancer through chemotherapy, double mastectomy &amp; breast reconstruction, radiation, and whatever happens after that. In 2020, Kristen moved from Austin to San Diego to start her life over after a life-shattering workplace trauma. A few months later she had that terrifying moment in the shower we all hope we never have. Connect with us Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods. Connect with us and learn more about the show at <a href="http://breastcancerstoriespodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">breastcancerstoriespodcast.com</a> Follow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/breastcancerstoriespodcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@breastcancerstoriespodcast </a> Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast by <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/cms/shows/5812154/rstories.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">subscribing to our Substack</a> or <a href="https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">click to donate</a> any amount via PayPal. Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visit <a href="https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/media-kit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">breastcancerstoriespodcast.com.</a>

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Breast Cancer Stories is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this podcast is here to help you through the shock of diagnosis and treatment.After her mother died, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump and called her doctor at UCLA, but the earliest appointments were two months out. She frantically called around for a doctor who could get her in ASAP for a biopsy. Luckily, St. Mary's in Long Beach got Tita in right away, but the news wasn't good. When Tita later saw her oncologist at UCLA, they found more cancer than expected and recommended immediate aggressive chemo. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy.Season 2 The second season follows Natasha Curry, a palliative care nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital. Natasha was in Malawi on a Doctors Without Borders mission in 2021 when her husband of 25 years announced in a text message that he was leaving. A few months later when she discovered an almond-sized lump in her armpit, she did everything she tells her patients not to do and dismissed it, or wrote it off as a “fat lump." One painful biopsy later, Natasha found out she had cancer; in one life-changing moment, the nurse became the patient.Season 1 The first season of Breast Cancer Stories follows Kristen Vengler, a 56 year old single empty nester in San Diego, from her diagnosis of hormone positive breast cancer through chemotherapy, double mastectomy & breast reconstruction, radiation, and whatever happens after that. In 2020, Kristen moved from Austin to San Diego to start her life over after a life-shattering workplace trauma. A few months later she had that terrifying moment in the shower we all hope we never have.Connect with us Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods.Connect with us and learn more about the show at breastcancerstoriespodcast.comFollow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagram @breastcancerstoriespodcast Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast by subscribing to our Substack or click to donate any amount via PayPal.Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visit breastcancerstoriespodcast.com.

Breast Cancer Stories is about what happens when you have breast cancer, told in real time. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer or love someone who has, this podcast is here to help you through the shock of diagnosis and treatment. After her mother died, Dr. Tita Gray found a lump and called her doctor at UCLA, but the earliest appointments were two months out. She frantically called around for a doctor who could get her in ASAP for a biopsy. Luckily, St. Mary's in Long Beach got Tita in right away, but the news wasn't good. When Tita later saw her oncologist at UCLA, they found more cancer than expected and recommended immediate aggressive chemo. In season 3 of Breast Cancer Stories, Tita shares her story in real time as she navigates a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, undergoes aggressive chemo and immunotherapy, and ultimately chooses to go flat following a double mastectomy. Season 2 The second season follows Natasha Curry, a palliative care nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital. Natasha was in Malawi on a Doctors Without Borders mission in 2021 when her husband of 25 years announced in a text message that he was leaving. A few months later when she discovered an almond-sized lump in her armpit, she did everything she tells her patients not to do and dismissed it, or wrote it off as a “fat lump." One painful biopsy later, Natasha found out she had cancer; in one life-changing moment, the nurse became the patient. Season 1 The first season of Breast Cancer Stories follows Kristen Vengler, a 56 year old single empty nester in San Diego, from her diagnosis of hormone positive breast cancer through chemotherapy, double mastectomy &amp; breast reconstruction, radiation, and whatever happens after that. In 2020, Kristen moved from Austin to San Diego to start her life over after a life-shattering workplace trauma. A few months later she had that terrifying moment in the shower we all hope we never have. Connect with us Breast Cancer Stories is an all-time Top 10 Medicine podcast on Goodpods. Connect with us and learn more about the show at <a href="http://breastcancerstoriespodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">breastcancerstoriespodcast.com</a> Follow Breast Cancer Stories on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/breastcancerstoriespodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">@breastcancerstoriespodcast&nbsp;</a> Support the Breast Cancer Stories podcast by <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/cms/shows/5812154/rstories.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribing to our Substack</a> or <a href="https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer">click to donate</a> any amount via PayPal. Sponsorship opportunities available. For our media kit or to contact us visit <a href="https://www.breastcancerstoriespodcast.com/p/media-kit/" rel="noopener noreferrer">breastcancerstoriespodcast.com.</a>

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