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First and foremost I want to thank each and everyone of you for your prayers and support during this difficult week for me.

Now, my appointment with the onc:

We had a very long discussion about treatment options and whether it really is mets to the lungs. Well, it is definitely lung mets - not on previous scan but on this latest one. Several nodes in not only one lung but in both. Not good!!!

WE have decided on Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin (TCH) which I'm sure many of you had. I will get the Herceptin weekly and the Taxol/Carbo will be 3 weeks on 1 week off. I did receive a loading does of Herceptin today. We did discuss other treatment options but decided we will start (and hopefully finish) with the TCH combo as it is used as a first line regime for metastic breast cancer. I'm satisfied with the decision and will save the "big guns" for if and when I need them. We also discussed Taxanes vs Navelbine -- Taxane offer a greater response than Navelbine.

I have an appointment Monday morning with my surgeon and have my port placement scheduled for Thursday morning. My echocardiogram is scheduled for Tuesday and I have a bran scan scheduled for the following Monday.

I will start my chemo "cocktail" next Friday and then switch to Thursday since my daughter will be driving me and it's more convenient to do on Thursday. I will see the oncologist in 2 weeks.

I am ready for this fight and I plan on winning!

Again, thank you everyone for your wonderful support, prayers and information. I don't know what I would do without this wonderful group of women.

On the lighter side, I had just bought some hair dye as my hair has come in with a lot of gray. Now since I'll be losing my hair I guess I can save the dye for when my hair comes back. Good thing I held onto all my hats!