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caya · 03-11-2013, 09:51 AM

Hi Susan,

Sorry you had to join the club that no one wants to belong to - but it is a great support group, as you have noted.

FYI - I had a clean mammogram and ultrasound in July 2006, and then had a breast reduction in October 2006 - my plastic surgeon found (and removed) the tumour - that's how my BC merry-go-round began... As others have said, the shock of the diagnosis and the uncertainty at the beginning of it all does get better once you have your treatment plan in place.
My number one bit of advice is to take all the help you can - if your friends/neighbours want to drop off a casserole, do your grocery shopping, entertain your kids for a few hours - let 'em. This is no time to be a hero. You need to focus all your energy on your treatment and recovery.

all the best
caya

03-11-2013, 09:51 AM	#14
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: Preparing & Praying!! Hi Susan, Sorry you had to join the club that no one wants to belong to - but it is a great support group, as you have noted. FYI - I had a clean mammogram and ultrasound in July 2006, and then had a breast reduction in October 2006 - my plastic surgeon found (and removed) the tumour - that's how my BC merry-go-round began... As others have said, the shock of the diagnosis and the uncertainty at the beginning of it all does get better once you have your treatment plan in place. My number one bit of advice is to take all the help you can - if your friends/neighbours want to drop off a casserole, do your grocery shopping, entertain your kids for a few hours - let 'em. This is no time to be a hero. You need to focus all your energy on your treatment and recovery. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!