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I Know I Hardly Ask Anything, I Just Showed Up And Mainly Concentrated On Trying Not To Cry. I Am Usually By Myself And I Know It Was Months Before I Really Had Any Understanding Or Could Even Begin To Think Of Questions. In The Begining It Was All About Trying To Drive To My Appt. , Walking In The Office And Please God, Let Me Stay Composed While I Wait In The Waiting Room And Look At The Other Sick People And Please Don't Cry With The Doctor--I Failed That One.
2 1/2 Years Later, I Stroll In Looking Forward To Seeing My Receptionist & Wonderful Nurses. I Can Always Tell The New People In The Waiting Room. This Last Time I Got Bad News, I Was On The Verge Of Tears With My Doctor But I Kept It Together And He Said To Me "Its Okay To Cry". I Almost Lost It, But I Waited Till I Got Home And Had A Good Cry.
I Think A List Of Questions Is An Excellent Way To Help Newcomers.
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SHEILA (45)
09/2005--BREAST CANCER/8 POS NODES --A/C, MASTECTOMY,TAXOTERE, RADS, TAMOXIFEN,HERCEPTIN
02/2007--B/C METS TO OVARIES--HYSTERECTOMY, FASLODEX
12/2007--ENLARGING LYMPH NODES IN ABDOMEN--IXEMPRA, THEN TYKERB
08/2008--COLON TUMOR--A/C AGAIN,
12/2008--ABDOMEN TUMOR--AVASTIN/NAVELBINE FEMARA
05/2009--MET TO SPINE (L2) RADS
CURRENT TREATMENT
07/2009- START ZOMETA MONTHLY, XELODA & ABRAXANE......SURVIVING THE BEST I CAN
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