April 2015 Chemo Crew... Starting in April? Please join us!

Love, love, love it! Every photo!

Thanks!!! I keep chanting to myself that it's fat necrosis! or that maybe somehow I forgot about an alien abduction and that they inserted a tracking device in that spot to keep tabs on me. I'd take either one over a recurrence. Obviously tryin to keep my sense of humor. 👍

It's so scary. Mine was fat necrosis.

Dizz, hang in there, we're with you. If the lump is in the same spot your cancer was, it's doubtful that it's anything to worry about because the cancer was removed...then there's scar tissue. And with all the poisons your body has sucked up, it's doubtful that there's more cancer. But I know how worried you must be, and that you'll have it checked out as soon as you can.

My chest is so lumpy - especially on the right side - it's hard to know what's a lump I should be worried about. And it's not like I can have a mammogram anymore, no boobs...at my next GP appointment I will ask her about ultrasound or something.

Andrea

p.s. Dizz, you look FABULOUS!

Checking in with my "lump". I called care mgmt in Illinois. First got sent to MO office nurse then got sent to care manager for surgery team. I sent pics with a dot on the spot and described what I am feeling to them. Their first gut instinct is that it is 'necrotic tissue'...fat necrosis to you and me. I askes them how confident they are and the likelyhood that it is actually something to be concerned with and they said "very very low." They said since I am scheduled to for stage 2 surgery in about 5 weeks, they will plan on excising the area at the same time. My other option is to go through my local pcp, get an u/s, go to a local surgeon if it is questionable for excision/biopsy.

I am actually feeling pretty calm about it today. Based on everything I have read and what they said, it does seem highly probable that it is fat necrosis. Am I crazy to wait 5 weeks for them to investigate it? I was told to feel is no more than 1x/week and keep the dot on top of it. If I notice any change at all (even if I think its in my imagination) they will re-evaluate. Another option they gave me was to fly to illinois for an exam, u/s, excision biopsy next week. It seems a little drastic for something that is highly probable to be fat necrosis.

My pcp did a ton of bloodwork when I saw her about my joint pain last week and I have my pelvic u/s scheduled for Wednesday. So, I figured she will probably call me Friday or next Monday to go over the tests. I figured I will go over the 'lump' then and ask if she wants to 'feel me up'.

I am just trying to develop a rational attitude about 'lumps'. I am not ignoring it, but not freaking out. For now.

scary Susan. The clot risk is one that frightens me a lot. Was the cramp related to exercise? Kbeee can you let me into the April Facebook group? We are friends on the March page. .

Had pelvix u/s today. It wasn't as bad of an experience as i was afraid it could be. I have been having some horrific pain when trying to get frisky with dh. Doesn't seem to be a dryness issue. Anyway, pcp said we would use the pelvic pain as a reason to get a good look at the overies and makensure there isn't anything else to be worried about. So, I was called back today by the same woman who did my breast u/s last March. I told her I was grateful to her and the mammogram tech for spotting my tumor. It was kind of emotional talking about the last year, but I am glad I got the chance to say thank you to them. I explained the pain I was having and she told me she would be very gentle. She was. As much as I am wanting to resolve the pain I am having, I hope that she didn't find anything wrong. My bloodwork came back normal. No arthritis. That's a good thing, but why the hell all the joint pain...? I also asked the u/s tech about the fat necrosis and if an u/s would actually tell her if it that's what it was. She said usually. I told her that I may be back next week if I decide I can't handle the waiting. Now that I have talked with her, I am very tempted to call pcp and get a u/s referral...then I don't have to think about it anymore. I'm not worried so much as it's just on my mind.

dizz park if it puts your mind at ease I say do the ultrasound we have been through so much shit I don't deal with the wait and see game now I say the sooner the better

Thanks, Kbeee. I wasn't too worried about it until my PCP started offering to image it.

I signed up today to walk a half-marathon this spring. I haven't done that before, but it's 13.1 miles and I did 11.5 in steps on Tuesday with no particular effort.

Dizz definitely get the US and peace of mind! Steph love the hair look! You guys have such adorable faces and can pull that off!!!

ERNurse, CONGRATS! That is awesome. What a cool job!

Heather, did your blood work show any D deficiency? Because mine did and MO prescribed 8 weeks of mega D dose (50k units), then down to 2k daily - I think it has helped with achiness and joint pain.

Here are some pictures from my collection of hair cut pictures - I was always looking for something new and edgy. These are all way longer than my hair is now, though.

I could probably do this: