Dear Susan,
I wish you the best of luck in the world tomorrow. I had a port put installed end of June, makes things so much easier for chemo. You may be a little sore for a few days but it's an easy surgery.
Are you doing Herceptin or another mixture of drugs. My onc is doing Herceptin and Aridia for the time being. If my blood work changes, then he will have to try something else. I was diagnosed in April 2006, had first BC in 1995, then after biopsy in April that came back malignant much to even the dr's surprise, had a bone scan followed by MRI, had tumor on spine that was malignant, changed everyting to Stage IV metastatic. I took 18 rounds of radiation, still have to do radiation on the breast, not looking forward to it.
You are so young to have been diagnosed with this, my daughter is only a couple of years older than you are. I wish you the best of luck and please keep in touch.
hugs,
ginkott1@aol.com