Thursday, January 18, 2024

Surgery scheduled

 


I met with the breast surgeon yesterday and the plastic surgeon yesterday afternoon. The first surgery will be the double mastectomy on February 27th. The second surgery, the reconstruction, will not happen for several more months and will be dependent on if I have to have radiation or not. We will know about the radiation about a week after the first surgery, when the pathology report comes back. I am apprehensive about the surgery, but who wouldn’t be, right? I have complete confidence in both my surgeons, so that’s a bonus.

The MRI showed one spot that is completely resolved, gone. The other spot they can not evaluate because of the magnetic “seed” they placed for finding the mass when we were still thinking lumpectomy. There’s a new questionable spot, but since it’s all coming out, there isn’t a concern about it.


Sunday, January 7, 2024

Jan 5th Update

 


From Jan 5th – belated post:

I just realized I’ve not written up an update since I had my last chemo a week ago. I’ve been fatigued, as usual and running a fever with diarrhea today. The fever is being controlled and I think I finally got a grip on the diarrhea too. Tomorrow we have a birthday party for our soon to be 10 year old granddaughter. Nothing else planned for the rest of the weekend. Thanks for your support!!