suemartin

Thanks for supporting others by answering questions, offering advice and positive wishes! It does make a difference for them to see that other people have been there and are doing OK.
Greg

HI Sue. I live in Traer. It's real close to Waterloo. I am literally so scared with this cancer. I'm triple positive, just finished 3 chemo cycles. See the oncologist on Friday, he states he'll order more tests and then move me to surgery for bilateral mastectomy. My tumor was at one time 3.2 cm. Now neither he or I can feel it. I'm so afraid I am stage 4, even though he scoffs at me. I just have a nagging feeling. Because I am her2 positive, I'll do more chemo after surgery. What chemo regimen did u take? I had herceptin, taxotere and perjeta.

Yes...I have a navigator. I was planning on taking two weeks off, but if I can get by with a week, that would be awesome. Yes, I'm worried about the drains too. How long were you in the hospital? I'm hoping I can do most things for myself like bathing, dressing, etc. Did u sleep in recliner or bed?

I just do the online supports like here. I also won't be staged until after surgery. At least I know the chemo before surgery is working. Cannot feel the mass any longer in right breast. Can you tell me how you handled surgery, pain, long off work, recovery tips, etc? I'll try harder to trust the Doctors. :-)

I'm on the Lesotho fro anxiety, it help some.

Lexapro

Radiation-- Go for it. Even chemo can cause secondary cancers, and cancer cells slip off the knife and spread the cancer. some surgeons are better than others, and I think that some cancers have this problem a bit more-- I found radiation easy to do. For some reason it wouldn't let me post in your question

Welcome to the site. I am sure that you will find this a friendly place to come when you need someone to talk to. We are all in the same boat when it comes to emotions and feelings about our health. Just know that no question is to silly to ask and if you need to vent because you are having a bad day, we are here for you. I hope you find this site as helpful to you as it has been for me.

I will be going for a biopsy this week. Wish me luck

Hello...you will find wonderful people, information and support here...please let us know if we can help in any way...the first few weeks are the hardest until you have a plan of attack in place ( after all, this is a war on cancer)...try to have someone go to your appointments with you as there is soooooo much discussed that an extra set of ears is always a good thing....get a binder with sections you can have for surgery, oncology, radiation, etc. Have one page for all the phone numbers you will accumulate...I also had a section for all my Leave of Absence paperwork.
We are all here for one another, be sure to ask questions and join in our discussions....sending along best wishes and a sincere welcome.

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