Update on Me!

Well, I went to see 2 doctors yesterday. The first one was with the onocologist. The reason for this visit was to see what the doctors thoughts were on treatment for me. Because the lymph nodes have to be taken out she will not know yet what treatement will be best for me. It was good to meet her and understand what is all involved. She also gave her opinion on what type of surgery I should have.. So this was a good thing! Her opinion.... A Mastecomy... Sigh....

The Second doctor was the actual surgeon. We went over the type of cancer I have. So here it is. It is called DCIS which is cancer in the ducts of the breast. It usually can stay contained if caught really really early... I did catch it really early but some of it decided to "escape" the cancer cells were tired of living in the ducts! So this means once Surgey is performed to "remove my breast" I will know the extent of the cancer. (This is when the treatment plan will begin)

The funny thing about this is I want a plan.
I want to know how to get this cancer out of me!
But their are lots of options.... Remove 1 breast, 2 breast, partical breast, and many more that I will not even consider. It still fills my head with a bunch of decisions to the point that I feel overwhelmed. Right now I have no decision. I have decided to get a 2nd opinion and hopefully this will help me with what to do with my situation and when this will all begin...

Cancer.... I knew it was a bad thing but I never realized what else it does to a person...
1. It puts your life on hold!
2. It makes you depend on others
3. It makes you have to make lots of decisions


I'm going to try and make this a learning experience but I also know this has some emotional rollercoasters with it as well. The journey has not even begun yet but I will try to make everyday worth living...to be happy for what I have .... and to know that I will be taken care of no matter what decision I make for myself.

So let the ride begin!

Elizabeth