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getting emotional
Hi folks,
O.k. I'm putting out my request for some positive vibes, now. My story: I finished my neoadjuvant TCH chemo in Dec. and am still on Herceptin. I am expecting to have a quadrantectomy next week and radiation next month. I had a breast MRI Monday and I meet with my surgeon tomorrow to get results and find out when my surgery will be, and what or how much surgery we'll need...hence the anxiety!
Adding to the stress is this persistant cough I've had off and on for about a month, which I'll ask my surgeon about tomorrow and see if I can have a chest xray or what?
Until now I've been very confident, positive, and strong. My ultrasounds I've had during chemo showed the tumor shrinking almost completely away, so that's very encouraging, but I feel like I'm at a very delicate turning point right now. I'm so happy to be off chemo, but it's a scary thing, too. I don't want those cancer cells to wake back up and start all over again.
I'm nervous and moody and uptight. I've been eating chocolate chip cookies all week and avoiding talking to people because I don't want to snap at them because they don't understand my touchy feelings...which is why I'm here talking to you.
Thank you. Love, Celeste
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"Dancers Against Cancer" in the Eugene, OR Komen Race for the Cure 2010
Diagnosed 8/7/08 with stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma, micropapillary pattern, Her2 3+, ER+,PR-, grade II, positive lymph nodes.
Received 6doses of Taxotere, Carboplatin with Herceptin continuing for a year...DONE.
1/28/09 Left Modified Radical Mastectomy, Right Simple Mastectomy.
Surgery pathology: No invasive carcinoma present and 17 lymph nodes removed all negative! Only small amount of carcinoma in situ in left breast.
March/April '09, Radiation to left chest wall.
Currently involved in Neratinib clinical trial.
"Well being I won
and wisdom too,
I grew and joyed in my growth;
from a word to a word
I was led to a word
from a deed to another deed." (Odin)
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