Today was D Day
Hey all, So today I have gotten from my GP a preliminary result of stage 2 IDC involving the lymph nodes. HER negative and hormone receptor positive. Still need to do more tests to see if it’s spre...
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Had my PET scan this morning, and some unfortunate news- while still locally advanced, it appears that some Mets are in the lymph nodes around my clavicle so there is definitely no more waiting and everything is happening very fast. Signed the consent forms for the port today and am on an urgent call list. I see the oncologist on Friday to go through my protocol so looks like we are throwing everything we can at it asap to stop its progress.
The doctor I saw today told me this new news hasn’t changed my treatment plan but it has made it more urgent- although they have not told me that it is aggressive or anything like that so I’m trying to keep positive.
I’ve now told my children’s father and while his reply to my email seems supportive, he has already mentioned changing care arrangements which can be taken both ways, so I’m keeping a quiet eye on that. The last person I need to tell now is my principal who has a poor history of being compassionate towards staff, so hopefully that discussion will go well.