traceyz

Can you say OUCH!!!!! Okay so today I went to my PS to get another hit of saline in my expanders. I have been getting 50ccs with noooooooooooooooooooooo problems. So today my PS decides, hey since you are doin so good with the 50ccs lets try 100ccs in ech boob! Well I am here to say OUCH!! I feel like I have 2 bowling balls on my chest. Now I am no sissy but it HURTS!  In my book if it aint broke dont fix it, no more 100cc fill ups for me. I just took a percocet and I am hoping it helps. Does anyone have any relief tricks up their sleeves to help me out?

Annie, dont feel bad about the weight gain I gained 25 pounds through chemo. I got my fat a@#  back in the gym and cleaned up my diet and I am down 18 pounds. My highest weight was 156, and I am only 5'3. I am down to 135 with about 8 or 9 more pounds to go. So I promise you it WILL come off. Just get a plan together and git er done!!!

Mona, do what cha gotta do to be happy. We all support you no matter what you decide!! You look great regaurdless!

Sandy I miss you! I am glad to hear of your progress!

Love you ladies!!!

Tracey OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Mona,

Okay I hurried over and took a look at your pix. I really like the size, perfect for an athletic girl such as yourself. And actually Mona it's not bad you look pretty good except for the one area. Now I am no doctor, but your situation looks like an easy fix! It seems like alloderm or some lipo suctioned fat would do the trick. I am sure your PS is gonna hook you up. It's not NEARLY as bad as you may think. Keep us posted! And please know the tunnel isn't nearly as long as it was when you first began this journey. Chin up kiddo it's gonna be fine and your are gonna look AMAZING!!!!!!

Tracey

Amy,

I am soooooo HAPPY for you! I cant wait to get rid of the heavy metal chest plates I have now. I will be getting the gummy bear implants, I think thats the same as what you have and I am sooo looking foward to it. I am at 300ccs now and my PS is gonna try to get me over 500 so I can have a full C. I was a D cup pre op. Thanks for letting us know that there is life after the hard chest plates. Take care and best wishes! Oh BTW do you have to get the drains back in with the exchange??

Tracey

FINALLY, can we get a little stem cell support PLEASE!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,WE WON!!!!!!

Tracey

ladysuz,

You are correct my dear, the Africa story broke AFTER the election, correct me if Im wrong but I think it was a day or 2 after, so it had NOTHING to do with the outcome. I think the people that supported the other team just need to realize that America was ready for a change and did not feel like the republican ticket would bring that change. America has spoken loud and clear and change has indeed come.

YIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tracey

Annie,

Thank you soooo much. I actually smiled and am feeling much better after reading your post. You are just the sweetest! You seem to know the right words to say and I really needed to hear them. So thanks yet again Annie for comming to my rescue. You are awesome. God is using you.

Thanks for the prayers!!

Tracey

Okay so the meeting about radiation took place this morning. My oncologist could not make it because of an emergency. So it consisted of my oncology surgeon, the radiologist and of course the radiation doc. This morning my surgeon's PA calls and says that the decision is, now get this, that they are "leaning" towards radiation. But the radiation doc would like to speak with me. WTF! What does that mean?? Leaning towards!?? I was really upset, after being told I probably wont need radiation to now being told this. Why does he want to speak with me?? I dont get it. I have an apt with him(the radiation doc) next tues. I went to my oncologist's office to talk to her about this "leaning towards" radiation outcome. Since she wasnt at the meeting she couldnt tell me alot. But she did say that when I speak to the rads doc next week I need to ask him what is the recurrence rate both w/wo rads on a person with a bilateral mastectomy. I keep thinking WOW I HAD this 1 little node with a few dead cells. At my oncologist's request I am gonna get a 2nd opinion on the rads. She did say that after I speak with the rads doc if he is still "leaning" towards radiation she would like him to call her. SHe said she needs to understand why. The breast surgeon that i had gotten a 2nd opinion from, the one I spoke with last night said she would be VERY suprised if they wanted me to do rads. It's funny that the only docs that feel I need rads are the rads docs, I dont really know what to make of that. Anyhow, I just wanted to let you all know whats going on. I will meet with the local rads doc on Tues, and I am hoping to go out of town for a 2nd opinion. This journey is something else! Have a great weekend ladies!!

Tracey

Hi Sandy and Annie,

Ok so I spoke to the breast surgeon that I got the 2nd opinion from, out of town. I called her on her cell and read her my final pathology report. She said to me that there is ABSOLUTELY no reason for rads! She said that after the meeting tomorrow she would be very suprised if they still say I need rads! My oncologist says she doesnt think I need it either. She will be at the meeting in the morning. So far I have had 8 rounds of chemo, bilateral with recon, herceptin and I have a percription for tamoxifen. They knew about the 1 node at diagnosis, but they thought they were gonna find more at surgery. They were very suprised to find only 1 node with the 6 little DEAD cells. My surgeon said my pathology could not be any better. Also I was told rads are for local reccurrence, well I have nothing there any more but expanders. I realize it is still possible even with a bilateral but the possibility is very low.

Annie thanks for letting me know that rads may not bother the recon. And Sandy I think I will start that thread ASAP. My 2nd opinion doc says that if they are still saying I need it, she will recommend another radiation doc for me to talk to. I love you ladies, you are the best!!!!!

Tracey

YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! ANNIE,

How awesome is that!!! Now you can take a deep breath and relax. I love good news and Im glad it just seems to keep coming!

Okay, so I go to my breast surgeon today not the PS but the breast surgeon to see what they recommend as far as radiation is concerned. My post surgery pathology showed no invasive cancer cells, clear margins, 6 DEAD cancer cells in 1 node. So the invasive cells were dead in situ there was a 1.2cm area that was removed along with the breast tissue, again clear margins. I had a bilateral with immediate recon and pathology shows that the other breast was healthy and was free of cancer. It was my choice to do a bilateral because I wanted to reduce my risk of it coming back. Well when I went to the radiation doc in the beginning before I started chemo he said that because of my age, the 1 node, and the 2.9cm tumor I would definately need radiation. I asked him even with a bilateral and he said yes. So I went and got a 2nd opinion from another radiation doc and she was a strange women, but she said that I would need it because of my age. I went to a surgeon out of town who said I did not need it because I only had 1 positive node! She said the tumor would have to be 5cm with the 1 node or a smaller tumor with more node involvement for me to qualify for radiation. Now since surgery my oncologist says she doesnt feel I need it, so they (surgeon,oncologist, and radiation doc) are gonna have a meeting to discuss what I should do. I DONT WANT IT!!! I dont want to beat a dead horse, but I want to make the best decision to avoid a local recurrence. My head is now spinning again because I have the expanders in and I dont want more issues that the radiation could cause, plus I dont want to go through more than I have to if it's not ABSOLUTELY necessary. I have a feeling that the radiation docs are gonna say I need it. I just dont know who to trust. Is this a case of you go to Midas and you get a muffler or should I get another opinion. I just dont know. The thought of radiation makes me cringe!! UUGGGHHHH!!!!

Okay my melt down is now complete. Thanks for listening. Im glad everyone is doing great. Best wishes to all. Britannia, im glad your doing much better!!

Tracey