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Laurel · 02-23-2021, 01:23 PM

Hey there, Donna!

Checking back after a few weeks off and see you have been riding the scan roller coaster. I was never a fan of them either and you are so right in saying how they make you feel the weight of the diagnosis. I also might add that you never feel more alone than when you enter a scan, wheel into surgery, or toe up for chemo. No one can really "go" with you. It is a lonely experience that is difficult to explain, but I know you and those here know what I mean.

Soon you will have the facts before you and can devise a plan of attack. It is true that although the treatment itself is scary, getting started is empowering emotionally. Please share an update of what you learned from you Onc on the 19th and how you intend to fight the beast.

02-23-2021, 01:23 PM	#13
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: its back Hey there, Donna! Checking back after a few weeks off and see you have been riding the scan roller coaster. I was never a fan of them either and you are so right in saying how they make you feel the weight of the diagnosis. I also might add that you never feel more alone than when you enter a scan, wheel into surgery, or toe up for chemo. No one can really "go" with you. It is a lonely experience that is difficult to explain, but I know you and those here know what I mean. Soon you will have the facts before you and can devise a plan of attack. It is true that although the treatment itself is scary, getting started is empowering emotionally. Please share an update of what you learned from you Onc on the 19th and how you intend to fight the beast. __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....