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jojo · 11-19-2005, 10:16 AM

First of all, take a deep & slow breath... We all have been there, the beginning can be so overwhelming and you must be feeling so frightened right now.

You will be taking one step at a time... not necessarily in order & not all of them, depending on your treatment plan: chemo, surgery, rads, reconstruction. Given your diagnosis, your medical team will be taking good care of you. If you focus on one thing at time, you will not feel overloaded.

There is plenty of stage 3b ladies here that have been able to be in remission, since their original diagnoses.

Please feel free to come to us with any questions / comments. Keep us posted, as we do not want you to feel alone in your cancer battle.

11-19-2005, 10:16 AM	#2
jojo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Francisco Bay Area in California Posts: 176	Hi to Lexigirl :-) First of all, take a deep & slow breath... We all have been there, the beginning can be so overwhelming and you must be feeling so frightened right now. You will be taking one step at a time... not necessarily in order & not all of them, depending on your treatment plan: chemo, surgery, rads, reconstruction. Given your diagnosis, your medical team will be taking good care of you. If you focus on one thing at time, you will not feel overloaded. There is plenty of stage 3b ladies here that have been able to be in remission, since their original diagnoses. Please feel free to come to us with any questions / comments. Keep us posted, as we do not want you to feel alone in your cancer battle. __________________ *Blessings & Peace,* ~jojo~ 1st Dx: May '03 at age 35 Stage 3b 6cm IDC tumor 17/18 + nodes Neoadjuvant: 4x A/C dose dense; 12x weekly Taxol & weekly Herceptin Left Mastectomy: Nov '03 27x Rads Stage 4 since June '04 Still on maintenance Herceptin since the very beginning Currently on Abraxane (3 weeks / 1 week off)