Any Michigan Ladies?

What part of Michigan are you from?

Hi Kirsty,



I am a Michigan lady diagnosed in April. I am receiving treatment at the Josephine Ford Center Henry Ford Hospital and am so glad that I am close to good treatment. Where are you from? Tell us a little about yourself.



There is a lot of good info and support at this sight which I'm sure you will find helpful as you go through this. The ladies are all there for one another. It has helped me tremendously.

Hi everyone! I am in Farmington Hills, diagnosed with IDC in Aug 2012, had surgery, completed dose dense AC chemo, taxol/abraxane and herceptin. Started tamoxifen in May 2013. Receiving tx at St Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac.

Hi, Im a Michiganander too !!! Just finished AC and started taxol......it sucks !!! Im treated through Beaumont and will have my surgery in Dec followed by radiation !!! I know most people don't think we had a good weather summer, but for me it's been perfect...not too hot I been able to do all I set out to do this summer......a high school graduation, graduation party, college orientation and moving my kid to the UP. Trying to live life !!!

I am from Michigan also. Between Grand Rapids and Lansing in a small town. Diagnosed the end of June, have a BMX with TE scheduled for 9/11.

Yes, I am listed on the September 2013 surgery page. Thanks. Just getting started out here with all the reading but it has been a lot of help!!

Hi,

I met Kirsty on another forum page. I am originally from Lansing but have retired "up north" near Clare. I am having my treatments in Midland which is an hour drive for me. That is one draw back of moving to a rural area. Just had surgery on Friday and I am waiting for test results.

Jo

Hi! I am in Spring Lake and am being treated the the Lemmon Holten cancer pavilion at Spectrum in GR. I got my biopsy results for IDC the Friday before Memorial Day and started chemo (TCH) June 4. (they weren't messing around!!) had my 5th of 6 last week and am so ready to be done with chemo. 😒 Have a mastectomy scheduled Oct. 17 and then will do radiation. Looking forward to school starting this week. A quiet house will be blissful!!

Hello! Michigan gal here. I live in Lansing, and am getting my care at University of Michigan. At least, I did chemo and surgery there, and my oncologist who has been fantastic through this journey. Radiation has been at Sparrow because the commute to U of M everyday would have been exhausting. And expensive. I am two treatments away from the end of radiation, and I can't be done fast enough. The first few weeks were smooth, but my skin has been struggling through these boosters. I have my follow up testing in two weeks, a bone scan an CT to check on these spots in my lungs and see if I'm in the clear or not.

I lost my cancer buddy last month, and its been pretty rough since then. I'm trying to stay positive about it all, and I'm doing okay at that. But its been particularly hard these past few days- wanting to quit radiation because I've been in so much pain, and I wanted to call my friend and she'd always have something comforting to say, and we'd tell stupid jokes about cancer, and I really miss that a lot.

Hello Everyone.  Gal in Kalamazoo here.  I was diagnosed last Spring with DCIS/microinvasive.  I guess I was lucky, if you can imagine being lucky and having cancer.  My Gyn Dr found my very small cancer with a manual check.  I've had mamo redo's for several years and I finally told the Doc I wanted a more thorough check.  Mamo's only saw 'something' so it was written off as dense breast, which I have.  I don't know how my doc found it and neither do my Onco docs, but I am so grateful to him.  I go to SWMich Cancer Center in Kalamazoo.  I'm one year out after lumpectomy and 2nd for larger margins, then radiation.  Now I'm on the 5yr plan of Tamoxifen.  My sis is one year out after IDC triple Pos. and my cousin is 5 years out IDC Triple Neg.  Crazy family here.  Lots of breast cancer and other, in my Dad's family.  Ditto Valjean...nice to meet everyone.

Well, I'm a transplanted Michigander...yes, I actually moved here from somewhere else!

Someone asked if anyone is getting treatment at U of M...I am! I live in the UP and make the long drive down. I just had surgery (simple mastectomy) and will start chemo soon. 

Like someone else said, living rurally is tough. I'm having trouble finding a suitable place to do my treatment other than staying in Ann Arbor. 

My cancer is fairly advanced but it hasn't spread, thank goodness! I'm still deciding about chemo options. Very nervous about it all. 

Kirsty, welcome to the club no one wants to join.



We live in Delhi Twp., near Lansing. I had my lumpectomy at Sparrow. Just got the results from my third post treatment mammogram today and it is all clear. So the news isn't all bad. If I should have more trouble, I would go to Michigan in AA. We don't have a board certified breast surgeon here in town.

(((Girlstrong))) hang in there...chemo isn't easy but you will get thru it:) There are some really good surgeons in the Lansing area...I'll send you a PM with the names of those I know. Good luck, take care...(((Hugs))) Maureen

stix,

I love my PS. He is very experienced and very skilled. He's also funny and compassionate. His office is in Troy. Dr. Meininger. 

I'm Pamelita in the pic forum. 

He did not use alloderm on me. I JUST got my nipples this morning. (Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow....etc. will keep me from my Nipple Day!!)  Now I wait for a few months and am hoping to see Vinnie for tattoos. 

I'm very pleased with my results. We chatted the whole time he was making my nipples and he said his favorite part of his job is when he gets to help 2nd opinion patients who were disappointed with previous results. 

Somerset Plastic Surgery in Troy.