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I tried to maintain some semblance of normality. We spent time with our grandchildren and nieces and nephews. We continued with our gardening and I worked as much as I could for as long as I could. I also tried to make sure that I listened to my body and rested when I needed to. I am still having to learn, sometimes over and over again, that there is a new normal now. (Thank you, Andi.) Still, I think gardening, flowers, veggies, herbs, helped keep me centered through this. I planted things even when I wasn't sure I would be there to see them flourish. Gardening is a wonderful reminder of the bounty of this world. I sit here right now with my freezer full of veggies and meat and feel really blessed. I already have some of my seeds started for this spring. It is also a reminder to me that life is what you make of it.
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In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.
Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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