Recurrence in lymph nodes
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with TN Inflammatory BC in late Oct 2017. Treatment was 5 mths of Chemo ( 8wks fortnightly A/C, followed by 12 weeks weekly Taxol) then modified radical mastectomy (rt br...
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Well bloody hell! Biopsy showed the same TNBC in the lymph nodes - got the results from my surgeon on Monday. Had a PET scan yesterday, so once again waiting for news on Monday to see if the little blighter has gone anywhere else. Darling Husband being very brave, but caught him having a little weep at 5am today. As he said, it does kind of suck when the best case scenario is "only" another dose of the same aggressive cancer you've just spent thew whole of 2018 fighting - with more surgery/chemo/radiation on the horizon. On the other hand, it could be worse - at least I'm in an Australian city with a great healthcare system and private health insurance - also a loving family and friends and a supportive employer. Silver linings eh?
Also played tennis before work this morning with some nice people, and get to visit my mum for the weekend - am trying very hard to make each day the best it can be. Slightly all over the place emotionally - brain like a cloud of gnats. I find it's much easier to look on the bright side first thing in the morning, when I'm energised, than it is in the wee small hours. My tip -sleep when it's dark!!!
Also played tennis before work this morning with some nice people, and get to visit my mum for the weekend - am trying very hard to make each day the best it can be. Slightly all over the place emotionally - brain like a cloud of gnats. I find it's much easier to look on the bright side first thing in the morning, when I'm energised, than it is in the wee small hours. My tip -sleep when it's dark!!!