May 5th 09 (Surgery Date)

My life has changed forever....

So this is all still a new language to me so bare with me in my stumbles and misspelling of words.. This is why I'm not an English major.In my many journeys to the doctors and learning this day by day, I have learned that I do have one of the most treatable forms of breast cancer. But due to my age and the agressivness we are taking the most serious measures to make sure I'm in the best hands. Along this journey I learned not all breast cancers are the same, they are all unique and treated differnt..though we all have the same agendas and that is to kick this thing in the rear, I can not compair myself to other breast cancer patients. Mine is hormonal meaning that it is in the same family as ovarian cancer...so yep you guessed it my ovaries and my fallopian tubes and I have to part ways. But we will get back to that.So with all my test results and my pathology report the signs and the doctors at Anne Arundel Medical Breast Center thought that a bi lateral mastectomy would be a good option for me. Though as said in my last note that I will be 100% in the clear...yeah not so much, that was wishful thinking on my part. It just lowers my chances of a reocurrence or a new growing cancer in the other breast a lot lower. So like I said I want the best!!! During the surgery they will check my lymph nodes to see if they are infected if so they will remove about 15-20 of them. The doc said my chances right now are 50/50 of being infected. I'm also going to have reconstructive surgery at the same time....and you all are thinking wow she gets new perky boobs...well there is always a catch not everything looks as good as the food pictures in the menu. I will completely loose both my nipples in the process (no ways around that one I asked) So Yes I will have Franken boobs for a few months till I get Tattoo nipples WOW!!!! NOT!!!! Okay so after I heal a bit after surgery and start feeling a little better... I start Chemo and if my lymph nodes are infected than I will start radiation after chemo and have to have a pet scan to see if its anywhere else in my body ((keep your fingers crossed on that one))They big sugery date is the 28th of May... I will keep you all posted on my crazy road life calls a journey