Hospital disasters

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The hospital where I had my mastectomy was the only one in the area

that did not do Her2 screening routinely. Twice I had to ask the

surgeon to order it and by the time I got the results back I was

beyond the " optimum " time for treatment. Thanks to me that hospital

now does routine Her2 testing on primary invasive cancers. Yup, I

bitched and did not let up until they conceded. That won't happen to

any one else, who goes there for breast cancer surgery at that hospital!

Ruth

PS I didn't let the surgeon off the hook either. I choose him

because he does more breast surgeries than any other surgeon in the

area. Thought I was being smart. He know that hospital didn't do He2

unless it was requested and he didn't request it for almost 2 months.

> > > Hi , my name is Cat,

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> > > I found out I had Breast Cancer June 28. I had surgery on Aug.

1, I had Radical mastectomy on both breast. My cancer was in the left

breast, which was Invasive ductal carcinoma, grade III, and focal

high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ. I .had 8 lymph nodes which turned

out to be negative, thank God.

> > > Had chest expanders the day of my surgery. Started 16 weeks of

chemo Aug. 30. Turned 48 on Sept 3. The first 4 rounds of chemo I was

so sick after each treatment.

> > > After my second chemo on my free week I went in to have my

expanders filled and I had complications that night. My right breast

swelled up in to my arm pit and neck and the pain had me in tears.

> > > My plastic Surgeon said he must had hit a blood vessel which

caused the bleeding. He took out 100cc out and put pressure on it to

drain it so now my left breast has 450Cs, right breast has 350cc so

I'm lopsided and there's still pain there.

> > > Then in the middle of my chemo my dog Phantom got very sick, Oct

18 we had to put him to sleep. We were with him when we had to do it,

I was depressed so much.

> > > My husband picked Phantom's ashes up today Oct. 25. I still find

my self crying but I know he's not in any pain and he's not suffering

anymore. But I still miss him here with me.

> > > I started my second round of chemo Oct. 24. I'm felling good

today not sick like I was on the first round. Three more to go, my

last one will be Dec. 5. Then I'll meet the Doctor who will decide how

much radiation treatments that I will need.

> > > I don't know when I will get breast implants. The worst part of

chest expanders is that, the chest muscles that lay flat on your rib

cage are pulled up on top of the chest expanders and are stretched

which is painful.

> > > I know some day when I get my implants and all well and this

will be behind me. I miss working, sleeping in my bed, sleeping on my

side or just being able to go places, out to eat, I miss all that.

> > > I have my family with me but don't get to see our girls too

much. My Mom has been here with us helping out since the beginning. We

all plan on walking in the Breast Cancer walks next year. Thanks for

being here for me and all the others who need someone to e-mail. Have

a great day and God Bless you, Cat

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