September 2012 Surgery

Leah_S

Oh, Mrskimber, I'm so sorry you have this to deal with now! I hope your you get your revised surgery date soon.

I don't have bilateral BC, but as far as I know staging (and therefore treatment) will be according to the most serious tumor. In other words, if a person has a Stage I tumor in one breast and a Stage III in the other, treatment is for Stage III.

My surgery date is getting closer - well, everyone's is but it's only a week and a half now so I'm really feeling it. Thank you to everyone here for holding my hand through the wait.

Leah

Jennt28

20 Aug 2012

Sandlake - hysterectomy



4 Sept 2012

Trinity0723 - MX (left)



5 Sept 2012

Leah_S - MX on remaining side plus bilateral TE placement



7 Sept 2012

KnBsAngel - MX with TE

marianelizabeth - lumpectomy, SNB



10 Sept 2012

Sandlake - bilateral MX with TEs



11 Sept 2012

SweetCaroline2 - MX, Lat Dorsi with TE

Tzvia - MX with TE



12 Sept 2012

leahlee - Lumpectomy, Intramammary Node Removal and Sentinal Node Biopsy



13 Sept 2012

cthynsh - lumpectomy, SNB



14 Sept 2012

kittykoma05 - bilateral MX with TEs



17 Sept 2012

positivenergy - bilateral MX with DIEP



19 Sept 2012

michellej1980 - bilateral MX, DIEP



24 Sept 2012

Sneakychiquita - skin-sparing UMX with TE reconstruction



28 Sept 2012

Jennt28 - bilateral MX, muscle sparing free TRAM

Dakota212 - bilateral MX with TEs



unknown date

cathyann - MX

Bargala - bilateral MX with TEs

mrskimber47 - MX, TRAM - being rescheduled

Jennt28

It's good that this was picked up now Mrskimber... Horrible that you have to essentially go back to the beginning with diagnosis and planning though :-(



We are definitely here Leah :-)



Jenn

Dakota212

Mrskimber-

Good luck. So sorry. Keep us posted.

LeahLeah

Hugs to you mrskimber, so sorry things are more complicated.  Good luck with your u/s tomorrow...will keep you in thought and prayer.  

mrskimber47

Thanks everyone. All I have to add is CANCER SUCKS. I am so fatigued, I've not been able to stay awake for more than a couple hours all day long. Three naps today and my bones hurt. Thoughts and healing prayers for all of you too!

Dakota212

Mrskimber-

Positve Thoughts and prayers for u tommorow. Feel better !!! Big hugs

LeahLeah

Can't agree more, Cancer does indeed suck!

  

kittykoma05

Jennt28,

Sorry you have to pay so much money for the surgery you want.  I also want smaller breasts than what I have prior to surgery, but I'm too scared to do the flap, so I'm just doing implants.  My PS said that because I have such a wide chest, he'll probably recommend a D cup, but we haven't discussed this in length yet. 

Do the TE come in different sizes too or are they all pretty much the same before they fill you up? The nurse let me touch one of the TE, and it felt so hard and rough I was having ahrd time picturing that inside me.

Dakota212

Jenn-

That is crazy that it would cost do much. Move over here!!! Lol. Good luck today. Keep us posted

mrskimber47

YAY! US showed nothing abnormal!!! Still mastectomy, no bilateral thank God. Surgery is next week sometime, still don't have the exact date yet, but its coming! I am so relieved. Thanks for all the support. Hope we all have a great day! (hugs)

Dakota212

Mrskimber-



Yay!!!!!! What a relief enjoy the rest of the day !!

Dakota212

Sandlake-

Thinking of you. I hope things are going well. !!

Leah_S

Mrskimber, I'm so glad to hear your good news! I hope the surgery goes smoothly.

 I'm next week, too, so we'll hold hands until then.

Leah

littlesara11

Hi,

I am new to this board. I am also receiving treatment in Boston at Brigham and Womens. Was diagnosed on June 6 with DCIS stage 0. Had a lumpecyomy on July 17, but they did not obtain  clear margins. I now have to decide between reexcision or mastectomy.

I met with one PS but she did not do the DIEP that I am interested in. Who is you PS and what sort of recon. are ypu having? Sorry for so many questions,but I need to wrap my mind around this. Wishing you all the best.Boston is a great place for treatment.

Thanks, Janet 

Jennt28

Yay Mrskimber!!!! It's 3am here and I'm going to try go back to sleep but wanted to comment on your good news :-)



Jenn

LeahLeah

Great news MrsKImber! Happy for you. Welcome little Sara and sorry you have to go through this. I don't have advice, I'm still lfiguring things out, but I'm sure some of the other ladies will. Wonderful place this is.

Best of luck to you.



Hope you are resting easy and recovering well Sandlake.



Question, probably dumb, but anyone notice unusual body temp shifts from BC? Inappropriately sweating or cold for what the actual temp is? One extreme, then another? I'm not running fever, just sweating profusely from the least bit of say walking the dog. Then later can't get warm.

GreenEyes57

Well, I am hanging out and waiting for my exchange surgery Sept 10th. Ready or not humpty dumpty is going to be put back together after this crazy year. Then what?

LeahLeah

Welcome to the waiting room GreenEyes, sorry your on this boat, but glad to have you.

I'm looking at possibly MX left and PMX right. How has the whole thing been for you?

Dakota212

Littlesara-

Welcome it is very overwhelming at first. I can't believe it's been a month since my dx. I doubled checked positivenergy is having Diep at the Beth isreal on 9/17. My ps goes to the brigham if u want his name is mathew carty. Justegan is a good one to talk to also she had DCIS and surgery 8/8. Hope it helps

Dakota212

Jenn-

OMG u r too funny, 3 am girl

Jennt28

Stupid BC messed up sleep for the past 9mths... 6am now - got to get up and go to work :-/



Jenn

ohiobecky

First time posting. I am scheduled for left side mastectomy Sept 10. My surgeon wants to wait and do the right at time of reconstruction. Rads to follow.



I am 39, I have a 14 year old son and 11 year old daughter. Divorced but I have a great support system of friends!

mrskimber47

ohiobecky-

I am sorry we have to meet under such circumstances and I am sorry you're going through this. I too am having a mastectomy and reconstruction at a later date. Welcome to the board and I am very happy you have a good support system. You're gonna do great. Welcome and big (((hugs))) to you.  

ohiobecky

Thank you!



I did come up with a question. Has anyone run into a surgery delay due to blood counts? My WBCs and hemoglobin were low again last week. And I am on an antibiotic for the 6th time this year.



I am hoping they bounce back this week. I had several delays during chemo due to my counts. And a reaction to the taxol.

The delays have been very frustrating to me. I just want to get this next step done!



Best wishes to everyone! This path we are walking is only for the strong. And I am constantly amazed and awed by the things that we can do!

Dakota212

Ohiobecky-

Welcome, sorry ur having problems with ur blood counts.

Have in there !!

LeahLeah

Welcome ohiobecky, nice to meet you.  Hope things improve and you can have an easy and on time surgery.

Waiting is awful. 

 Hey JennT hope you made it ok through your day on almost no sleep, that must be hard to work.

 Anyone hear from Sandlake?  Thinking of her.

 And you doing ok with the wait Trinity, just noticed you are coming up to your surgery. 

 Here's to peaceful sleep for us all!

Dakota212

U know ur anxious when u start dreaming about missing appointments. I woke up this am in a panic thinking that I forgot to call work and tell them about a dr appointment that I didn't have today !!! It's going to be s long month.... Ughhhh

Leah_S

Welcome Ohiobecky! If your low counts would adversely affect the surgery it would be a problem - best to ask your doc what to do. In the meantime iron-rich foods would probably be helpful. Are you on the antibiotic for a current infection or to prevent infection? If it's to prevent, they'd probably want you to stay on it until the surgery at least (and it would be a good idea to add a probiotic). If you have an infection now, it's another thing to ask the doc (though if the antibiotic works you should be over the infection before Sept 10).

Jenn, we're all very sympathetic to your sleep difficulties. If anyone has any ideas about what to do, let us know. Femara has completely messed up my sleep patterns, though until recently I was able to sleep, just at weird times. Unfortunately it's gotten worse lately, probably because of tension of upcoming surgery.

Leah

sandrav

Helo everyone,

I was diagnosed last Christmas and had a double mastectomy Jan 6th. They talked me into the expanders for reconstruction and are the worst things ever. I have had to wear them while going through 6 months of chemo.

I decided to go ahead with the diep reconstruction, hoping to have my own tissues in my breat. Like everyone in here its crazy when your first diagnoised and it feel like we will never get through it but we do. And we are strong.

I am suppose to start the ani estrogen pill which I am not liking that and am studying more.

And being I am HR2  I will be on herception until next year

So there will be another surgery to get the post out.

So right now I am only going to focus on the up coming surgery and get ready mentally for it.