Re: Felling so alone . . .
Hi Peg, I had my mastectomy first. The rationale at that time was that i had a small tumor . However my partial mastectomy showed my wider involvement, so I underwent a full mastectomy.
My pathology was dismal, but thankfully I did not have distant mets. 2 weeks after my mastectomy I started dosed dense chemo. I have never looked back, had a very trusted medical team, and thankfully had a great outcome.
I was dxed at age 49 with a stage IIIC bc , am now 61 and extremely grateful. everyone has a different bc story. Surround yourself only with positive people. It is essential that you trust your team with your tx. Arm yourself with knowledge, but don 'to let it twist you up. There may be days of sadness, loneliness and despair, but you will get through this and come to a fading, memory of this experience.
I wish you a gentle journey on a road none of us wanted to travel down.
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Linda
Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes
er/pr -neg,Her -pos
LVI
Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005
Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005
DD AC x4
Taxotere X4 with Herceptin
Rads x 35( 5 fields )
Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ),
put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening
bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06
Nipple recon July 06
metformin 2010
removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013
Reclast Q yr
NED!!!
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