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Rotten Melons
by Deanna and Meredith
We are two friends who are both breast cancer survivors and nurses. We are here to have unfiltered discussions about all things breast cancer and women and cancer in general. Join us while we talk about all the things everyone is afraid to talk about or tell you.
Episodes
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Self-care....again....
Self-care is back! It is important...so we are talking about it again!
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Lumpectomy and radiation, Christina's Story
Christina tells us her breast cancer story
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Gratitude with attitude
We talk gratitude and giving back
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Tatted tatties
We talk tatoos...
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Excuse me, where is the bathroom? Cause it all just went to shit...
What happens when life gives you lemons...do you make lemonade? Or do you want to become a hermit. Resiliance is hard.
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Cassy...Triple Negative Badass
Meredith and Deanna speak with Cassy, thier first guest who is currently in active treatment for triple negative breast cancer. She is awesome and killing it!
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Fat grafting....it won't make you skinny
We talk about fat grafting used in breast reconstruction.
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Year One.....It's a MF
What does that first year after active treatment look like? It is different for everyone but it is a struggle!
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Susan with Pink Lemonade Project
Pink Lemonade Project is a non-profit serving all communities affected by breast cancer in Oregon and SW Washington.
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Meredith's Therapy Hour
Maybe Meredith needs a therapist
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Sugar, sugar, sugar.....eat the cookie
Sugar does NOT feed cancer
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Self-Care
Meredith and Deanna talk about how important self-care is and what we do for self-care.
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Karen's Triple Positive Story
We talk with Karen who was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer
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Recurrence
The fear of recurrence....it's there.
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This one is going to hurt...
Pain..pain...pain....a common side-effect of all things cancer
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The Notorious V.A.G
Meredith and Deanna talk about the Vagina and changes that can happen from breast cancer treatment. It's insult to injury really.
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Yoga and guilt....survivor's guilt
Deanna and Meredith discuss survivor's guilt. Also yoga.
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Half a pan of rice crispy treats....or yoga
Stress. What is it and how do we manage it. And how should we manage it.
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Money money money
Cancer is a financial burden. What kind of financial stressors are there? What kind of resources are there? We discuss all of this.
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Thriver vs. Survivor......I'm a liver???
Meredith and Deanna discuss the difference between the words thriver and survivor and what that looks like to them.
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It's never a stupid question.....
Deanna and Meredith go over good questions to ask your providers.
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Mouths and Teeth OH MY
Deanna and Meredith discuss their mouths, teeth and havoc of chemo on them.
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Dr. David Stewart MD on his book "A Short Primer On Why Cancer Still Sucks"
We discuss with Dr. Stewart many of the themes in his new book including the difference between the health care systems of the US and Canada, common treatments and side-effects of cancer treatment, does sugar feed cancer and other topics.
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Hysterectomies and Pinkwashing
Meredith talks about her recent surgery and we talk about Pink Washing....yay October!
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Brittany's Cancer Story
Brittany was 33 when she was diagnosed, listen in as she talks about her experience
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Navigating the health care system
Deanna and Meredith discuss nurse navigators, social workers, online resources and other ways to help you navigate the health care system
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Body image....we ALL struggle
Deanna and Meredith discuss their own body image issues and how cancer treatment affected them.
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Anger....IT'S NORMAL
Deanna and Meredith talk about anger and depression
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Trigger warning!
Deanna and Meredith talk about the different things they have found that trigger them since cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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Returning to work
Deanna and Meredith talk about what they were worried about and how returning back to work went for them
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Mary's breast cancer story
Mary tells us about her treatment and gives some nuggets of wisdom
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Fatigue...I'm just so tired!
Fatigue
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Advocate, advocate, advocate
Deanna and Meredith talk about the times they have had to advocate for themselves.
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Scanxiety
Meredith talks about her most recent scans and her anxiety with the process
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Radiation
Deanna and Meredith bring back their friend Janet to discuss radiation treatment and side-effects.
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Lymphedema...sneaky sneaky
Deanna and Meredith discuss lymphedema
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Survivorship
Deanna and Meredith talk about the steps of survivorship, where they each feel like there are in the process and how they are dealing with survivorship.
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What we watched during treatment...
When going through treatment, you feel like crap. And let's be honest, Deanna and Meredith watched a lot of TV. A lot. Listen in as they talk about what they enjoyed watching.
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Hormones and menopause
Deanna and Meredith talk about endocrine therapy, induced menopause, hysterectomies and how hormones are affected by cancer treatment.
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Bruised boobs and chemo brain
Exchange surgeries and chemo brain
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Food, exercise and weight
Deanna and Meredith discuss foods, exercise, and their experiences with weight loss and gain during breast cancer treatment.
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All the things we grieve
Grief. What does that look like when going through cancer treatment and after? Deanna and Meredith talk stages of grief and what grief has looked like for them.
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We talk to our #1 supporters - Janelle and Leroy
We talk with our biggest supporters.
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Depression
Deanna and Meredith talk about some of their darkest moments and how depression has played a role in their lives during cancer treatment
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Mastectomies....oh my!
Deanna and Meredith talk about why they chose double mastectomies, the surgery itself and healing.
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How to know your boobs are doing you wrong...
We talk about finding our tumors and the importance of self breast exams and mammograms and advocating for yourself.
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Sorry you're going through this...
What to do, what to say when someone has breast cancer. Or at least what we found helpful when we were going through cancer treatment.
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Toxic Positivity...Did you really just say that to me???
Deanna and Meredith chat about toxic positivity, unsolicited advice and the crazy things people say to you.
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Janet's triple negative story
Our friend Janet shows up to tell us her story of being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer.
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What's your poison? Chemo.
Down and dirty about chemo. It's a bitch.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We are two friends who are both breast cancer survivors and nurses. We are here to have unfiltered discussions about all things breast cancer and women and cancer in general. Join us while we talk about all the things everyone is afraid to talk about or tell you.
HOSTED BY
Deanna and Meredith
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Rotten Melons currently has 53 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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We are two friends who are both breast cancer survivors and nurses. We are here to have unfiltered discussions about all things breast cancer and women and cancer in general. Join us while we talk about all the things everyone is afraid to talk about or tell you.
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Rotten Melons is created and hosted by Deanna and Meredith.
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