Single life after a mastectomy

Hi, my exam is next Sat. 

Well my sister has bc (((((

we found out around 4pm i cry so much already. I think it hurt me more than my own dx, maybe cuz somehow i am still acting as if it never happen. I dont know what to tell you, my family is having such a hard time and all i can do is give her all the information i can but i just cant stop asking myself why, why is this happening? You ladies are the once that can understand how i feel. I try to be so strong inside but i am not. i am a mess. Tmw she is meeting her doctor and we will know what will be next. The biopsy says Carcinoma tuctal Infiltrante Hisquierdo. which means DCI 

she has it in the left breast, now they will do all kind of test i am so sick of thinking about all she will go through now (

Enerva - I am sorry to hear this.  Thank goodness your sister has you to talk with, to support her emotionally, and to share information.

enerva - is the tumor big, why the BS suggested chemo first? i agree the body too weak for the surgery is not good.

Hi June, her tumor is around 2cm. But i know ladies here who had that size and had the surgery first, plus they gave me chemo for 6 months before my surgery and my tumor kept on growing i know every body is different but i am worry about her other conditions. I know if they do the surgery first she can manage that then see what the Pathology report says then take it from there. I fear chemo cuz of what it did to me. ;( 

I will keep u all posted.

good night 

Deb, They check only by touching it and kept giving me strong Chemo hopping for it to reduced then decided to do only 6 and by the time they operate it was over 13cm GDI i wish they had took it out before My sister will see a second opinion this Friday. At least i am here to guide her. 

My two cents:  I had surgery before chemo, just because I started with the surgeon before I met the oncologist.  But, all of the other BC patients at the treatment center were having chemo first.  They told me oncologists do that now so they can see which type of chemo works on the cancer you have.  I used to sit next to a woman who was receiving the same type of chemo that I was.  Her tumor shrank from 3 or 4 cm. (I can't remember the exact size) to practically nothing.  When she heard that I had surgery first, she asked, "How do they know the chemo is working on you?"  The last time I saw her, she said she'd found a surgeon willing to give her a lumpectomy instead of MX.

But, now, in reading Enerva's story, I can see why surgery before chemo makes sense - because look at what happens if the chemo doesn't work.  :-(

Hi ladies, I know you have a nice group here because I read through your posts often, I just wanted to say something about chemo prior to surgery - I did it that way and it shrunk my 9cm tumor down to a 4 cm tumor, which was good because it made getting clear margins easier. Also, I knew the chemo was working. Enerva, I'm sorry that yours didn't & also kind of surprised that they didn't change course after the first couple treatments. I'm wondering - did your tumor keep growing through the whole chemo process or did it get larger at the beginning & then stay the same? Glad to hear that your sister's is 2 cm. - that's easier to deal with at least.

OMG, i felt very sad to read about your friend deb. life is so fragile and full of contradictions. 

btw about eating well, check out ewg.org about what veggi/fruits we should eat organic. pesticides are so bad for er/pr +. and no cow dairy or beef. the hormones in those cows are so high that europe already stopped doing so. def go organic.

I have no experience with the current subject at hand. I was looking for man pics and stumbled on a mouth watering dessert instead.

Dark Chocolate peanut butter cake with chocolate ganache.

Dig in ladies. and Happy Hump Day

Piper

lol piper, they look so delicious...BCO needs to provide more stickies. i need a drooling one...

Hi all thanks for all your words, to be honest i am afraid of the chemo affecting her in a way that we may regret it at the time of the surgery only due to her blood pleasure and blood veins problems if she was very healthy like i was before bc then i know she can take the chemo first but if you see hoe fragile she is already then i am not too sure. She had an operation in the past which they removed her mayor vein in the left  leg   not sure what they call those surgery when you have serious vein problems internally? anyway the reason why i fear chemo first is due to her physical condition to begin with ;( tomorrow two doctors will see her i sent her a list of questions and she will have another sister with her so we went over everything that they need to ask and i am hopping we have a better outcome tmw.

Thank you all  

Gosh gals......sharing a hug and a glass of wine.

Longest week ever and passing around hugs and well wishes for a very nice weekend.

XOXOXOXO

piper

hi deb,

may be we should all come here on v-day with a drink next friday night. i don't have plans at all

i like my own company the best these days...

Oh my dear Sandp thanks for reminding me i actually want to try ear plugs, i thought about it but forgot. its almost 2 i just finished reviewing i am going to  get up and look for the plugs, fortunately i have some in my bikes bag lol Thanks girl sister doing ok she is happy with one doctor who will take care of her soon, not date yet but as soon as in a week he will do all test then surgery then ll see what the preports says regarding margin. Anyway thanks ll be more active after tmw. hope to pass lol