Buckle Up

Buckle up kids, lots of info to share:
Ok. Here’s what we know:

Tumor- relative to breast size it is large (2.2×1.6×0.8 cm), it is estrogen and progesterone positive but HER-2 negative (which basically means it’s the preferred biological makeup if you’re going to get this). The surgeon is optimistic that it has not traveled to my lymph nodes (determined definitively during surgery) however, we have an MRI coming up to help predict before surgery.

Surgery- I will be having a double mastectomy with reconstruction. Timing of that depends on schedules of both her and the plastic surgeon (who I will be seeing on the 22nd). More than likely, we will start other treatment(s) before we have the surgery.

Chemotherapy- well, it is happening. Don’t know much more than that until we meet with oncologist on Thursday.

Lastly, I took the genetic panel test to determine if I am a carrier of any genetic mutations that significantly increase my chances of any other cancers. Won’t get those results for 2-4 weeks. Gonna put this one on the back burner and will update accordingly.

All in all, prognosis is good. We’re in for a wild ride but I’ll still be here at the end of it.

Love and light to you all 

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