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Adios Mr. Port...Hope to never see you again!
Well, today was my big day- I had my PASS port removed. A little scary and apprehensive I do have to admit. Its funny, I've spent the last 19 months pretending I don't have it, yet when it came time to give it up, I thought I was having a panic attack. I'm trying not to feel like I am "testing fate", but your mind plays tricks on you......
Anyways, for all of you beginning this journey, I wanted to let you know that it does get better with time, and that I never imagined I'd get to this point. I am so grateful for every day I've been given and have finally reached a level of acceptance that I don't know what tomorrow holds, that its out of my power to control, and that whether I have 1 day left on this earth or fifty years, the last 19mos have been worth every agonizing step and I feel more blessed each and every day.
Love, Kelly
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dx'd 05/06, 37 years old
er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3
double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants
Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes
all scans clear
genetic testing- negative
06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin
30 rads
Herceptin weekly x 1 year
Herceptin completed 08/07
Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED
"We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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