I met with my onco on Tuesday, and here's the plan: A/C every 3 weeks for 12 weeks. Taxol with Herceptin weekly for 12 weeks. Continue Herceptin alone every 3 weeks for a year total. Tomaxifen for 5...
Well, I'm not quite off the ledge, but I've taken a step back from the ledge, and now I have some questions. From what I've read, there are two types of tests that determine your HER2 status. Since...
I swear, the original cancer diagnosis was easier to take than this. I read about you guys living with ports and weekly treatments like you're going to the grocery store. I'm not that strong...I...
Had my mastectomy last Tuesday. I suppose it went well, but I wasn't happy to wake up to the news that the first node that was tested was cancerous, so they removed a "string" to test them. I didn't...
Well, tomorrow's the big day. The biopsy on the left showed benign breast tissue, so we're back to plan A....right breast mastectomy, expanders, yada, yada, yada. I'm feeling OK now, because I'm so...
I probably should have clarified...I know what I'm scheduled for, but depending on what happens tomorrow, that could change. I would just like to wipe away all these "what ifs" and get on with it...
Well, my surgery is scheduled for April 18, but at this point, I don't know if it's for a mastectomy of the right breast, or a bi-lateral. I had an MRI last Thursday just to confirm the mammogram...
Chantry, I'm right behind ya, babe. So far single mast, pending results of MRI. I'll be losin' at least one next week. Let's exchange good vibes, OK?! Pam...
I can finally breathe again. I met with the surgeon yesterday, and his best guess is that I'm stage IIA. My tumor is very small....approx. 1.27cm. He said that while tumor size is not the final...
Thanks everyone, for your words of encouragement. I love reading about everyone's families and getting to know your backgrounds. Someone had asked me where I live...I'm just outside of Chicago (GO...
....thanks, everyone, for talking me off the ledge yesterday. With each new bit of information I receive...especially when it's bad, I go through a whole processing period. I just found out I have to...
I had my doctor's office fax over my pathology report, and it said I had "invasive and in-situ ductal carcinoma, moderately to poorly differentiated. In-situ is solid type with lobular extension." I...
A few hours ago, I got "the call", and I have breast cancer. I wasn't in the frame of mind to ask a lot of questions. What I do know is that the pathology report showed both in situ and invasive. I...
Well, I just talked to the nurse practitioner, and she said I won't get results today either. She was more specific about the delay. She said the pathologist is doing some extra "stains" on the...
My saga begins only 8 short days ago, although it seems like forever. I woke up in the morning, and found a lump while I was taking a shower. I had had my annual appt. with my OB/GYN only one week...
I have a problem with the ligaments in my jaw. When I was first diagnosed, I had to wear a "splint" at all times except when I was eating. I went from missing work from, on average, 3 times/month to...