|
Great news! Still a step ahead of BRCA 2.
I had a total hysterectomy on 7/2/14 (and sling placed as a bonus).
No sign of malignancies! I am so very thankful that I beat cancer to my ovaries! Having the BRCA 2 positive and history of ovarian cysts,endometriosis, and fibroid tumors. I have no doubt that cancer would have popped up in the next 2-3 years.
This puts me one step closer to my goal to remain NED. It hurts, but I am so relieved! Dr. Marie Rowe is an awesome, sweet, skilled obgyn. If anyone is in the Greenville, NC; please consider her for your doc. She prays for each patient before surgery. She is at Greenville Women's clinic.
Happy 4th and blessings to my HER2 family!
__________________
Loren
11/3/13 mammogram age 50
11/27/13 follow up mammogram and right breast ultrasound. Radiologist showed me image of 3mm nodule. He said to wait 6 months for a follow up mammogram. I advocated for myself and requested a biopsy.
12/11/13 core biopsy with clip placed
1/6/14 Duke consult BC Treatment
1/30/14 partial right mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy 2 setinal nodes clear. 1.1 cm IDC, close margins.
3/13/14 met Dr Heather White in Greenville, NC. She is wonderful and my new oncologist.
3/18-19/14 Dr. White ordered pet scans, full body ct, bilateral MRIs and BRCA TEST.
3/20/14 5/15/14 chemo taxol/Herceptin 1x/week
3/25/14 port placement
4/17/14 BRCA2+
5/22/14 Herceptin only 1x every 3 was for a year. incomplete Taxol(neuropathy of hands and feet)
7/2/14 oopherctomy, salpingoopherectomy, hysterectomy at Vidante with Dr. Marie Rowe.
10/3/14 BMX/trams flap with Georgaide and Zenn at Duke.
|