Baby Steps
Having discovered a lump in my breast during the early weeks of my second pregnancy, I offhandedly thought it was just due to hormonal changes. Thankfully I mentioned it (only in passing) to my obste...
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Thank you for creating this Group, Pink Dawn. And thanks for adding to it Pees and twoofus. I'm so pleased to be able to read your stories and gain some insight (even a little comfort). I hope you (and your bubs!) are all doing well.
I had a full mastectomy of my right breast 3 weeks ago (when I was 19 weeks pregnant). I still haven't been able to confront the wound head-on in the mirror (I'm already suffering some kind of Frankenstein complex), but I'm sure the day will come soon.
In the meantime, my husband and I are trying to get our heads around chemotherapy and the implications for the baby. My oncologist wants to start me on Fluorouracil, Adriamycin, and Cytoxan (FAC) next week. She's chosen Adriamycin because apparently it's the one most widely tried-and-tested on pregnant women. What concoction were you given????