July 2017 Surgery

thank u ladies

So I didn't end in surgery yeahhhhhh

The redness is better my ps sais I avoid another surgery I have an appointment with him Monday and he will tell what we have to do when he will fill me and when I can start radiation

Shelabela: during chemo i wasn't able to do anything I had all side effects

Nancy I had my last chemo in June and I still gave fatigue

Gilgilala, so glad you din't have to have surgery. Have a super super weekend, EVERYONE

Gigala, so sorry to hear there will be more surgeries. Wishing you all the best in your ongoing experience

Gigi, so sorry to hear that they had to take the tissue expander. I understand your not wanting to replace it any time soon.

gigilala, when will you start radiation

shelabela, how are your RADS going?

gigilala, I hope your course of radiation goes well for you

shelabela, gigilala - home again after a five day break and I've been thinking about you so much. Shela, have you completed your RADS now? I hope there are no lasting side effects. Gigi, how are you doing? Hope you get through the RADS okay.

I still don't have results for my node biopsy but hope it came Thurs or Friday. Today is Canadian Thanksgiving so everything is closed. Wed. will make it four weeks since I had it done, so hope there's some news tomorrow.

Take dare, bth of you

Gigilala, Shelabela. Still no results on node biopsy. I was told to call Wed and if it's not in yet, to arrange my appointment for two weeks later. That means the last week in October. A real disappointment. That will make it six months since this all started and I still don't know what my stage is. Good luck with your RADS Gigi. I hope you won't have ti wait

Shelabela, I am so glad for you that your RADS are done. Were you on oral medication as well? What is the next step for you? Is it Chemo and do you know how many treatments you will have? Hope you get over side effects quickly.

I called the surgeon's office today and his staff checked with pathology and they are doing a 'final review' today, so I am hoping he has the report by the time I see him tomorrow afternoon. I did ask them to try and at least get some sort of verbal report. That way, I wouldn't have to wait to see him.I am anxious to know what my stage is, because it will help me decide whether to do chemo. Things seem to move slowly here in Manitoba and I have heard that path reports are often delayed.

Gigi, good luck with your treatment course. Keeping fingers crossed

Hi ladies I am also anxious to hear how yall are doing on tamoxifen because I have my first bottle but will wait to start taking it until after my exchange surgery, which is Nov 1st. I did not want to start it and then have to stop for surgery & get back on it again after. I enjoy reading these blogs & seeing how everyone is doing. I still ache so much especially in my lower back, hips and legs from chemo. Trying to manage it with that cream that starts with an A (my brain cannot think of it lol) and it helps. Hugs to all!

Nancy, I have had chemo. 16 rounds all together. My next step is tamoxifen and then reconstruction.

Shelabela, Gigilala, toughcookie_21 and everyone else. Just wanted to share my happy (ier) news. I saw my surgeon today and, though there is still one test to be done on my Lymph Node Biopsy, he seemed confident in telling me that I am Stage 1, Grade 3, NO Node Involvement. He didn't specify A or B for Stage 1, but the best I was hoping for was Stage IIB and I really expected it to be be Stage III. The referral to Cancer Care will be sent tomorrow, and I don't know how long I will have to wait to go to Winnipeg, but apparently the Triple Negative Status will require that, though I have been told treatment will be in Brandon. Meanwhile, I will be booked for an Abdominal CT Scan and a Full Body Bone Scan, also in Brandon, so it sounds like a busy time ahead for me.

Shela, am so glad you are almost done. It has been a tough, busy year for you. Good luck with the next months, and the same to everyone.

Shela, I think so. Not sure how long I will have to wait but I hope it will be soon. I need a blood test for creatinine and am going to see if our local lab will squeeze me in tomorrow. And hopefully I can still have the meeting re: chemo and RADS ahead of or concurrently with the scans.

Ahhh. Gigi I am so sorry outs taking them this long to get going. Dang I would be going crazy

sending you a hug. We have enough to stress about. We do not need all the waiting also