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Re: Scared that I may have skin mets
Thank you all for your support!!! Looks like I'm not the only one to go through these anxiety-ridden "cancer is back" attacks. I'm so glad to be a part of this community, you help me so much to stay strong and upbeat.
What I found difficult last Thursday when I was waiting to get checked was how alone I felt. I didn't want to call my parents to scare them, my husband was busy at work and didn't seem to want to hear any bad news, my friends were out and about busy with their own lives, and all I could think of was how I was going to get out of there in time to pick up my kids from school without letting them feel how anxious and stressed I was.
Sometimes we just need an outlet and talk to someone who understands, and you gals here are the best.
Thank you all for forming this community and making me feel a part of it,
Marcia
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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