I am so anxious right now because I am having to wait to get to the starting line.
I have been at work this week which was a great distraction and a great time to reconnect with my friends and students. They will be a support to me throughout the next months and I needed to know that they were all still there even though I was gone so long.
I am concerned about the biopsy on Thursday morning-- only because it could come back with even more surprising information. I am scared that it is spreading while we wait for all these results! This is a physical battle but it is also a mental one as well! I am working on staying positive as much as I can!
Friday afternoon will be when we sit down with my oncologist to talk about the plan for treatment. Please think good thoughts and say prayers that this will go well.
I am excited that I will be at Katelynn's school play this week and the Twins winter recital for ballet. I am so thankful for everything I am able to do! Blessings come in many different packages.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Change in plans... quick detour
Well I had thought I would be able to give everyone an update tomorrow (Tuesday, November 29th) after seeing the oncologist but I received a phone call on my way to work. My oncologist got the results of my MRI and there is another questionable area that needs to be biopsied. So I am going for another biopsy on Thursday morning and meeting with the oncologist on Friday afternoon. In a way it is a good thing because now I will make it to all the girls activities this week: Katelynn is in a musical at school that she has been working on since September and the twins have a dance recital on Sunday at which I am supposed to be the backstage mom. Everything happens for a reason but I thought I finally had a schedule that would have worked only to have it all change in a phone call.
I will update you when we know anything new. Thank you so much for all your support!
I will update you when we know anything new. Thank you so much for all your support!
Timeline of the Journey so far
Here is how it all began:
November 8th I had my annual OB/Gyne appointment at which I complained of a strange feeling in my armpit and then the doctor found a small lump on the same side on the breast. She sent me with an order for a diagnostic mamogram (first one I ever had).
November 16th I had my diagnostic mamogram which should have taken 2 hours but after 4 hours we were being helped to find an appointment for a biopsy the next morning because the ultrasound had shown something that looked like cancer. Shock came over both of us!! I could not stop crying and wondering if this was the end. It was one of the worst nights of my life!
November 17th I had three biospies and a 2nd radiologist who explained that it was a very suspicious looking lump and a lymph node that was very large.
November 18th we met with the surgeon who gave us the diagnosis of Stage 2 Breast Cancer. I guess I was ready but it still made me cry when I heard those words. The surgeon is wonderful and we are very comfortable with all the options he has given us. I still had to meet with the oncologist to know exactly how we are moving forward.
November 19th we met with the Oncologist who was an upbeat doctor who used the most beautiful word so far...CURE! She wants to learn more from some tests but she is feeling good about all we know so far.
November 22nd I had to go in for blood work and meetings.
November 23rd- I called it my day off! I left my phone in my purse on silent and I went with the girls and my mom to the Marriot to see the kids musical of the Wizard of OZ. It was the most normal thing I had done in the past week!
November 24th I had a Breast MRI done at LF. It was a must do but it was not comfortable and I bearily made it through the half hour of laying in the machine on my stomach!
.... It is November 28th and we are still waiting on results to know any more. TO BE CONTINUED...
November 8th I had my annual OB/Gyne appointment at which I complained of a strange feeling in my armpit and then the doctor found a small lump on the same side on the breast. She sent me with an order for a diagnostic mamogram (first one I ever had).
November 16th I had my diagnostic mamogram which should have taken 2 hours but after 4 hours we were being helped to find an appointment for a biopsy the next morning because the ultrasound had shown something that looked like cancer. Shock came over both of us!! I could not stop crying and wondering if this was the end. It was one of the worst nights of my life!
November 17th I had three biospies and a 2nd radiologist who explained that it was a very suspicious looking lump and a lymph node that was very large.
November 18th we met with the surgeon who gave us the diagnosis of Stage 2 Breast Cancer. I guess I was ready but it still made me cry when I heard those words. The surgeon is wonderful and we are very comfortable with all the options he has given us. I still had to meet with the oncologist to know exactly how we are moving forward.
November 19th we met with the Oncologist who was an upbeat doctor who used the most beautiful word so far...CURE! She wants to learn more from some tests but she is feeling good about all we know so far.
November 22nd I had to go in for blood work and meetings.
November 23rd- I called it my day off! I left my phone in my purse on silent and I went with the girls and my mom to the Marriot to see the kids musical of the Wizard of OZ. It was the most normal thing I had done in the past week!
November 24th I had a Breast MRI done at LF. It was a must do but it was not comfortable and I bearily made it through the half hour of laying in the machine on my stomach!
.... It is November 28th and we are still waiting on results to know any more. TO BE CONTINUED...
Welcome to my journey!
I have just begun this blog to help keep everyone informed as I start to fight the battle of my life. We will try to keep all the info current so you can all know the good, bad and ugly of this cancer until we get to the CURE!
I want to take the time to thank you all for all the support and love you have shown me! You are the ammunition I will take with me on this battle! My strength is the strongest when I am surrounded by all who care!
I want to take the time to thank you all for all the support and love you have shown me! You are the ammunition I will take with me on this battle! My strength is the strongest when I am surrounded by all who care!
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