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A shocker was DCIS then went to the bloodstream stage 4
Hi, I joined this group the other day. This is a chance to tell more of my story.
August 08 - The surgeon told me I had DCIS, quote - He, said, if you are going to have cancer, this is the best one to have. He said, I would
not need chemo. I had a lumpectomy.
Sept 08 - Final report, surgeon said, I had benign lymph nodes, cleared all margin, no invasive cancer, did not spread, said, you are very lucky,
you just need a few rounds of radiation.
Oct 08 - I was receiving radiation. My back ached every day. I told the technicians, they said, maybe you need a new bed. The radiation onc.
said, its not coming from your DCIS.
Oct 13 - my daughter's birthday, my stomach was huge. The pain was terrible in my back, tylenol was not working, I could not sleep.
Oct 14 - my mother's birthday, my pain was severe. I saw blood in my urine. That night we went to the ER, I brought my bible with me - I felt it was not going to be good news.
Oct 14 at 10 pm - the dr. in er found a tiny kidney stone in my urine. Ran a cat scan, the result liver met.
Oct. 18 - liver biopsy, revealed bc, her2.
In shock, I went from DCIS to Stage 4 in the liver - invasive cancer left the bloodstream and did not go to the lymph node - went straight to the liver.
It was my constant nagging and going to the ER that saved my life.
Oct 22 - port was placed in and rec'd chemo for 10 wks, tax, carb. herc.
Feb 11/09 - last round of chemo
June 09 - vaccine in WA
Now, scans, blood work and herceptin every 3 wk, indefinetly.
It was a roller coaster, quite a shocker, all the doctors were surprised, they never heard of DCIS and going to stage 4 in 2 months.
My advise to all woman, be proactive, be vigilent, if you have pain,
go to the dr, if they dont listen, find another, if all else fails, go to the
emergency room. This is my story, glad to finally share it, margie
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