CALLING ALL STAGE I SISTERS

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Hi, guys! Soooo sorry it took me a few days to get back to ya. It has been cool that life after BC seems to finally be returning to normal.  I would say that is the best thing that my year cancerversary has given me.

I think the only residual thing I have regarding BC is that now that I take life so much more preciously, I dont know what to do with it from here on in, LOL!  I dont want to waste it and I want to make a difference (positively) in society, and I dont know what I want to do first!  Has anyone else ever felt like that?

I had clear tata's also, tomorrow is my F/U (follow up)

Hi Astorm. . . I'm beginning to think I should have done the bilateral mastectomy.  My results aren't back yet from my re-excision - but I had it done Monday and technically should have had the results back by today.  No one returned my call this afternoon about the results.  Granted, he did tell me before the surgery "If I don't call you it's because I don't have the results."  That's B.S.  It's been 5 days now.  And to top it off he's on vacation next week.  I feel like it is taking forever to get the ball rolling!  The surgeon reassured me that a mastectomy would not be necessary unless the reexcision showed something weird.  I should have just done it from the beginning now.  I think if the surgeon tells me that the re-excision is clear, I will always wonder if he got the right spot that he was supposed to get. So frustrating!

Hi Shiela!

Thanks for the reply - I'm actually a nurse and have previously worked at the hospital I had my re-excision at - that's how I know the results should have been given to me by today at the latest.  The lab has a quick turnaround time with malignant results so perhaps it is a sign that there was nothing found.  Will have to wait and see

If I am repeating myself, please excuse:

deborye ~ Wonderful to hear of your clear mammo, what a relief!

Hello to in_cognito (waiting sucks just like deborye said!)

And a welcome, also, to Astorm! Things that did not seem to be much of a choice before bc are more of a thoughtful choice now or what you call a no-brainer.

Cake ~ Good to hear from you! I have found that I am more attentive to my family & I don't mean in the things I do for them, but in that I listen to them, really hearing them. I have not thought ahead much further than that, I guess my thinking is if my family is content, they spread that to others.  

Hugs to you Sheila! One more place to hop to (I am a birdie, therefore, I hop - lol) & I hope to finish my book before I go to bed. Reading Atlas Shrugged - only 16 pages to go. 1168 pages total. On deck: The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Sleep tight all! 

Welcome In_cognito and MRDRN ( I hope you heal fastly and feel well soon).   

Renee

i am a stage 1.first surgery insitu.2nd surgery centenal node stage 1.the dr.called it a lost node.1mm.hr HR positive.dont even know what all this means except that the dr.said no chemo no radiation.arumidex for 4 months.its killing me.i have many stomach issues and its kicking it all up.yesterday i took myself off the meds.i feel a little better.if ithey got all the cancer why do i have to take chemo????does anyone know anything about DIM????its supposed to be natural.i am 65 yrs old.no breast cancer in family,active,skinny but large breasted...im so confused.does anyone have any kind words for me.i know i should be thankful that i dont have to do chemo or radiation but i feel so sick mentally and physically...

Hi Grannydukes, I also resonded to your message on the "...NJ..." thread.

Sheila, I think granny may be thinking of all "cancer" drugs as chemo drugs.  Where I'm confused is the 'taking arumidex for 4 months' - that's the first I've read of that short a period on arimidex. 

Granny, I feel you have to read your path report thoroughly once again and speak with your doctors about your exact diagnosis and treatment plan.  Your signature is showing one positive node.  I don't have the knowledge but thought LCIS meant it had not gone anywhere else - again, I could be very wrong.

seyla, she says she had one positive node which is strange for LCIS dx, no?  When I first came to the boards my dx showed as LCIS with no node involvement and I was scheduled for rads and arimidex.  Turns out I had misread/misunderstood my path report and the sisters helped me to understand that although LCIS was stated I had a primary dx of ILC. 

Hopefully granny is going to review her path again and ask questions of her onc.

MRDRN ~ The nerve endings take a while to recover (for some of us, a long while, not to scare you) after a SNB. I still have some discomfort there myself & have had some burning as well. The crap we have to go through.

All we can do is take the prescribed meds & if it is really still bothering you in a day or so, I would call my onc or his/her nurse to see what they recommend. I have found that if I lightly massage the area as I have my surgical scar, it helps to relax the surrounding nerves. Maybe that would help you. Things are still swolen as well & that certainly doesn't help.

{{gentle hug}}

Grannydukes ~ Welcome & I hope you find the answers here that you are looking for. {{hug}}