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Re: Bad News
Laurie,
There are so many women who post here in your shoes and have been doing so well for so long... I have always felt this is the place to go to get the best advice...
I had a pediatric port... it was barely noticeable (no bulge). I had it removed after my 2nd year of tx... I am not a small person either-- (150 lbs)
I never had the discomfort from seatbelts rubbing against it, nor did it "show" when I wore clothes with a bit of cleavage. I guess this sounds rather silly- but for some reason I did not care about my hairless head; I cared more about my port protuding and it making me feel like a cancer patient.
Hang in there-- you will do great.
Warmly--
MTS
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Dx'd 8/04 at 41
Stage 1 for some onc's; Stage II for others (if you add up the sizes of all tumors).
Infiltrating DCIS
HER2+, ER+10% & PR-
.9cm tumor not visible on mammo, but palpable; visible on ultrasound
Lumpectomy/ clear margins, no nodes
Had Breast MRI after lumpectomy that revealed two more tumors in same quadrant(.4cm and 1.6cm) that were not visible on either mammo or ultrasound.
Re-excision
DD AC+T; Herceptin one year
Rads
NED/Taking Tamoxifen reluctantly
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