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Bon Voyage
Thank you all for the postings I have received. I am so fortunate to have found this site and to have gained enough courage to join. I lurked for some time before taking the plunge but am so glad to be here. I have met many wonderful women (and a few men), gained much insight and knowledge as a result, and will have found friends I did not know I had. Thank you for your encouragement for tomorrow. I am scared but will endure. As a friend told me, "Chemo will be like running in the rain; put your head down, one foot in front of the other and wait until it is over." I think that may be the case. I have decided to get well and not worry about reconstruction for the time being. I did talk to my ps and he said he would not begin reconstruction until the portacath is out so that will be some time, a long time from now and what will be, will be. I feel like I am about to embark on a long journey and have been seeing friends this weekend with the idea that this will be the last semblance of "normal" I know for some time. Tonight I will have my hair shorn. Thank you for all the helpful hints for enduring chemo and please wish me a bon voyage. Carolyn
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12/17/08 biopsy after two 6 mos mammo recalls
12/30/08 diagnosed high grade IDC & DCIS ER/PR +, Her2 (+++) post menopausal/age 57
1/15/09 double mastectomy/skin sparing; no evidence of vascular/lymphatic invasion, 8neg/8 nodes (tumor 8.0mm)
2/16/09 given portacath/removed 4/30/10
2/18/09 "surprise" 2.0mm tumor/positive borders~completed 28 rads 10/09.
2/23/09 until 4/19/10~treatments every 3wks (4 Cytoxan + Adriamycin, 4 Taxol + Herceptin, 13 Herceptin alone)
8/09 osteoporosis diagnosis/Zometa 3 yrs of 1x/6 months
Chemo side effects; Deafness, kidney function loss
11/09 began Aromatase Inhibitor (Femara)/Feb2014, stopped Femara early/after 3 mos began Tamoxifen for 8 mos to complete 5 years
11/10 Reconstruction, directly to silicone implants
12/11 nipples by skin graft/Right breast size reduced
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me!
Dr. Seuss
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