nancy53

it was a few days after my steriotactic biopsy. i had already had an ultrasound guided biopsy a week ealier on a mass that showed up on the mri. that was ok. you know all along the way,everyone downplays the chances of it being cancer...has anyone else found that to be true?

anyway my breast care dr called me after work,my husband was in the kitchen listening to my conversation. it is funny,i thought that he was calling to tell me everything was ok,and then i heard him say invasive ductal carcinoma,he then went on to talk about it being her2 positive. i remember caling my older sister and her breaking down,which actually helped me to stay strong. i too wish i had started a journal,there is so much stored in my head.nancy.

hi to all,this is nancy,right mastectomy may of 07,just last week left mastectomy with bi lateral tissue expanders, this surgery took more out of me,maybe the chemo has made me not as strong as i thinki am. but better now,anticipating good resullts. love my ps. but no matter how they look.i will not have to worry about breast cancer again.

my mom died when she was 51 of breast cancer,i am 54,all my life i knew it would happen. the funny thing is no matter how close you and your dr watch you,you cannot stop it from occuring. i grieve more now for my mother,look at the possibilities we have that she dident.

be strong,nancy

hi vicki, this month it will be a year since i started this cancer journey,i feel better now than i have in years. it is a wake up call to lose weight ,eat right exercise and love the people around me. sure chemo was quite an experience,last summer and fall are now a vague memory. but they were doable. i will continue on herceptin for a while and that is pretty painless. when you wake up at 3 am ...enjoy the quiet as i do,read,do bills etc. i have even found reruns of the martha stewart show( which i never get to watch during the day)bottom line is you will get thru this,we are here for you,stay strong for your self and a year from now you will be helping someone else. with love and support,nancy.

hi maria,are you from new jersey? i have cousins there i am very close too. hope you are well,please be strong and let me know if there is any thing i can say or do.

henny thanks for your kindness,i have seen a plastic surgeon and have decided to have reconstruction. i will keep you updated,love to all nancy.

hi amy,your diagnosis was much like mine,i just finished with the taxol and will recieve herceptin for a year. it is doable, and yes,having cancer remains with you for a lifetime but we just have to remain strong and go on living life,good luck,nancy.

does anyone have a rash, not sure f it is from the taxol or herceptin? mostly forearms and ankles. thanks,nancy

hi this is nancy again,it is interesting that my mom took des while prgnant with me, she got breast cancer,i got breast cancer.......

my mother also took des while pregnant with me,i have an older sister and a younger sister, my mother had breast cancer,i have breast cancer..........nancy

good morning,i too had invasive ductal ,i have 3 more taxol treatments,then a year of herceptin,i feel pretty good or maybe i am just getting used to feeling funky. every now and then i am scared to death of mets.that is something that i havent shared with family,thanks,nancy

hi this is nancy, diagnosed april 07,invasive ductal ca,right mastectomy may 07,statred chemo june 07, and here i am now almost done with my chemo, i will be on herceptin for a year,and you know i feel good now,i feel i am statreing to come out of what was an almost 6 month stupor of shock and amazment that i could get sick,but i am getting well. thank goodness,nancy