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Starting at the Beginning
I posted this on the newcomers board. Joe suggested I put it here as well:
I am 50, was diagnosed 7/13/07, had surgery (right side modified radical with lymph node dissection) on 8/15/07, had a portacath inserted 9/7/07, started Chemo on 9/14/07 (AC -> T + Herceptin with radiation somewhere after the T). I am ER/PR-, HER2+, Grade 3, Stage IIIa, 3.2mm tumor with 4/19 lymph nodes involved. From what I can tell my medical providers know what they are doing (Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Kellogg Cancer Center).
It took me quite a while to start to understand the diagnosis (even to name it) and the recommended treatment. I still have hundreds of questions though am plenty challenged just getting from one step to the next. This is not fun (you already know that or you wouldn't be reading this). This is not how I planned to spend my holiday vacation. On the other hand I am thankful to have insurance, a job that is willing to work with me even if I am going half speed, a husband who is willing to go above and beyond the call of duty.
I don't know what else to say. [Maybe you know something I need to hear.]
Melanie
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