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crb · 03-13-2014, 07:05 PM

So I just had my 2nd round of chemo a week ago, and last week decided to finally see if I could still feel the lump (my almost 2cm tumor) and it was gone! I thought I was wrong, or imagining it, but today at the oncologist appt, he did an exam and couldn't feel it either!

Just the thought that this chemo is really working and shrinking that thing makes me so happy - makes up for the bald head, I guess...I just never imagined that I would feel such a noticeable difference so soon.

Meeting with surgeon next week to schedule the scan after 3rd round to check for sure on the sizes. Thought maybe if these bad boys were "gone", I could get out of the last rounds of chemo, but oncologist wasn't going for it

03-13-2014, 07:05 PM	#1
crb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: South Florida Posts: 97	Can't feel the lump!! So I just had my 2nd round of chemo a week ago, and last week decided to finally see if I could still feel the lump (my almost 2cm tumor) and it was gone! I thought I was wrong, or imagining it, but today at the oncologist appt, he did an exam and couldn't feel it either! Just the thought that this chemo is really working and shrinking that thing makes me so happy - makes up for the bald head, I guess...I just never imagined that I would feel such a noticeable difference so soon. Meeting with surgeon next week to schedule the scan after 3rd round to check for sure on the sizes. Thought maybe if these bad boys were "gone", I could get out of the last rounds of chemo, but oncologist wasn't going for it __________________ 1/17/14 Day after 44th b-day, Got dx of 2 malignancies Rt breast; ER/PgR- HER2+ 1/21/14 Biopsy of spot on left; normal 1/28/14 PET scan - CLEAR! 1/29/14 BRCA normal! 1/31/14 Sentinel node biopsy 2/5/14 Nodes are CLEAR! Stage I/IIa, N0, M0 2/13/14 Start Chemo, 6 rounds for 18 weeks prior to surgery 2/28/14 Port placed 3/6/14 Chemo Round 2 3/27/14 Chemo Round 3 (halfway done!) 4/11/14 u/s shows 2cm tumor about 2x5mm now! 4/17/14 Chemo Round 4 5/8/14 Chemo Round 5 and Daughter's Birthday :) 5/27/14 Last Chemo Party - Round 6 6/17 14 Herceptin only until next Feb. 6/20/14 BMX/Immediate reconstruction DONE 6/30/14 Path report back...NED!