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Re: Reconstruction
Hello,
Well, I finially got tube #3 removed this past Thursday. That was 4 weeks and 2 days after surgery. I am feeling SO much better. The area on my side where they had all three tubes coming out is where most of my pain was coming from. Now I can sleep without a pain pill! Since that tube was in so long, coming out was no picnic! They are checking me next weel to make sure I am not collecting fluid. So, this week I am being super lazy so that maybe my internal healing will speed up!
Thank you Ann Marie for letting me know about the physical therapy. It had crossed my mind. I am glad to know it has also helped your endurance. When I am there next Wed., I will ask for a referral.
I really feel that I am past the worst. I am now looking forward to going ahead. I had ct scans while I was there Thurs. and everything looked good. I did get to sign the paper work for the vaccine trial that Mayo is doing and they will test me next week to see if I am HLA-A2+. I do hope I can get into this trial.
Take care, everyone, and thanks again for all the support and help you have given me.
Sandra
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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