Re: Checking In - post surgery

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Thanks for letting us know how you are doing. Sounds like you are staying

positive and thats a must. I will keep you in my prayers.

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Checking In - post surgery

I'm sure it will take me a while to catch up on the posts.

I had my mastectomy and oopherectomy on Nov. 1. As others have

reported, the breast surgery is not so bad. I am still sore and

tight on the right side, where lymph nodes were removed, and 99%

normal on the left, which was prophylactic.

A small miracle, they were able to remove the ovaries

laparoscopically, which was not expected due to many previous

abdominal surgeries. I must say, WOW, I can barely even feel it.

The pathology report was very positive. My main tumor had been 5cm

and after 4 rounds of AC, it was reduced to 3mm. One lymph node

remained positive (3 had been found on original scan).

My surgeon is happy with my healing. Drains were in for 6 days,

what a pain. He said I need to wait a month before being fitted

with a mastectomy bra. I was a little bummed about that, since I

want to return to work before that, and feel a little odd about

returning to work with no bra. I'm sure I'll get over it.

Thanks to everyone for their wishes, prayers and support. I feel

like another large obstacle has been overcome. More chemo,

radiation and herceptin still to come.

was stage III/ ER3+/PR3+/HER3+ - now I guess I am cancer free!

dx 8/15/06

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