Surgery Date

September 11

Just a quick update to let you know the date of surgery. Once again it is outpatient..so I will be home the same day in my own bed with my animals (husband included! haha).

Surgeon Says.....

it's small and early! Good news. And what a nice guy! We really liked him. I just need to decide what type of surgery to have, most likely a lumpectomy, and then schedule it. He said that there is no problem with going on our vacation to Hawaii on the 25th so I will schedule it for when we return from that.

We were surprised to find out that it is done "outpatient". He will take the lump out as well as some surrounding tissue and a sample of lymph nodes. They will do a quick test while I am still under anesthesia to make sure they got everything and determine whether or not is has spread to the lymph nodes. From all of this tissue that they remove and test in a lab, a final pathology report will result. This report will determine the "recipe" for my chemo/radiation. Most likely, I will have chemotherapy 6 weeks after the surgery and then radiation.

So, all in all, we were very pleased.

Introduction

Welcome to my blog! I've created it to keep friends and family updated on my progress through my newly discovered breast cancer. Yep. Nothing new to my mom's side of the family though. My maternal grandmother had it at an early age (early 40's) and eventually died from the disease, and as many of you know, my own mother had it also at the age of 60. She however is doing great! And my cousin on my mom's side also had it young and is doing fine.

I discovered a lump on my right side of my right breast after feeling a recurring shooting pain there. After a mammogram, ultrasound, and biopsy it was confirmed. I really don't know a whole lot more than that yet. I have an appointment today with a surgeon and I am armed with lots of questions.

If anyone has any comments, questions, or ideas, this is the place! It's just much more practical and kinda fun too!