Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wed......good news/badnews......10/22
Ok.....gorgeous day today...little bit chilly but nonetheless beautiful. Had to meet with Dr. Yee today at 200pm. Mallori drove me. They took me in right at 200pm. I sat down waiting for her to walk in. Little nervous, anxious, excited...waiting for the verdict...the plan.....the order of events. Bam.........bad news. She pulled out the latest pathology report. They have found 2 more cancer tumors around the outter margin of the margin. The bad news is they found them. The good news is they found them. There is a 5 inch incision that was done horizontally from my nipple to my armpit. The cancer that they have just found, well I have to wait for this surgeries swelling to go down and then go back in for more surgery. She will take out more cancer and a larger area. Basically in a nut shell, she is not going to have much to work with as far as a lumpectomy goes, in other words, this is my LAST time for getting a lumpectomy on the right breast. Then next option is to have a masectomy. I want to exhaust all my lumpectomy avenues before persuing a masectomy. I must have a text that deciphers the genetics of the cancer, called an ONCO type DX test, which I am having done, this test will determine whether or not I need to move onto a Chemotherapy regiment and Radiation therapy, or just radiation followed by a few years of Tamoxifen, which is a drug that lowers your hormones, being that my cancer is hormone receptive. Im not in the best of mood. Kinda feel like one step forward and I just fell down the flight of stairs. Its a nice day out and I'm going to sit outside and have a glass of wine and enjoy the weather. I have to see Dr. Yee in 2 weeks, swelling going down and then schedule the surgery again. Just another hurdle in life to clear. I will remain focused and positive. I have no other choice. I was told NO LIFTING, NO housework of any kind, but I can walk. So tomorrow, I am going to give myself a good solid walk around the subdivision. I will write soon. Love to you all.... Trace
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