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Hello Everyone, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. The time has gone by fast since I last blogged. I met with my surgeon yesterday to discuss my option. I swear I walked out of there asking more questions than I did going in there to get answered. Needless to say, I am going to meet a Dr. Linda Han for a 2nd opinion.. After my last blog, I had about 3 friends all whom do NOT know each other, tell me her name and needless to say, she came highly recommended by all 3.

So I meet with her on the 15th. I got a new medical oncologist, since the last one didn't seem to know diddly squat. I guess the reason for our 'break up' was because she used the word "guess"......for some strange reason.......the word 'guess' and the subject cancer are the equivalent of oil and water to me. No Doctor should 'guess' when it comes time for cancer. So I 'nixed' her. I got a new medical oncologist who I'm looking forward to meeting. Her first name..... well let's just say if I had a nickel for every letter, I wouldn't have to go to work, EVER! And her last name is Ramaswami.

Back to the 2nd opinion, I feel jipped, jaded, short end of the stick, raw deal...you name it. I am willing to take chemo and radiation if it means saving my breast. I mean with the few itsy bitsy cancer cells floating around in my right side, I just have a very hard time believing that a mastectomy is my only choice.

Since, I work for the airlines, I am lining up a 3 rd opinion at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. I'm still researching Doctors and verifying with our insurance that its covered. It is one of the top 10 breast cancer hospitals in the good ole USA. Avon and Komen have a huge partnership with this facility and their website is just awesome.

I guess you could call me bullheaded, or you could call me a fighter, that's your choice. But whatever I'm called it certainly won't be a quiter. I'm on a mission to destroy these pain in the butt cancer cells that are left in me. I will not let them control or destroy my life.

(wow......I feel like eating a fried green tomato and yelling "Tawanda!!!")

Anyhow, Applebees happy hour is calling me out with my girls in a few. I will blog soon. And remember.............Pick battle big enough to matter, but small enough to win!!!!