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I just wanted to post post surgery

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Topic: I just wanted to post post surgery

Posted By: tracyinva
Subject: I just wanted to post post surgery
Date Posted: Oct 24 2013 at 2:05am

I started posting here when I started having trouble with chemo so I felt it appropriate that I finish where I am at in my journey.

I had a lumpectomy on 10/16. They took out 4 nodes. 3 were planned originally. I didn't know my node status going in and never had a sent node biopsy since they just rushed me to chemo first to shrink my tumor since it was the nature of the beast.

To make this short so ya'll don't get bored of the 4 taken 2 were suspicious but none turned out to be cancerous praise the lord.

I am currently waiting on my final pathology and meeting with my surgeon for my post op appt on Monday. MY scars are healing nicely although my armipit still hurts a little.

I am working on getting on the trial for the neauvax vaccine. I just gave blood this week. I will start radiation for 6 weeks. Although I cannot say I am cancer free right now I am happy to have clear nodes and hopefully I had clean margins.

So Monday is a big day for me again as I learn my final prognosis and find out if i can get in the trial.

Yes I will fight this cancer if it comes back or tries to come back. This is just the start of my recovery hopefully and I still have radiation but I can already see my hair coming in very slowly.

I will post more when I find out.

I pray every night for every woman that still has to go through this battle. We are warriors and never give up.

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Diagnosed 4/29
Lymph nodes clear on MRI on 5/20
2x2 statge 1 or 11A
AC and T 6/9 - 9/13
final mri- no lymph 4mm or less residual
Lump right side on 10/16
7 nodes taken - all clear - clean margins

Replies:

Posted By: Charlene
Date Posted: Oct 24 2013 at 7:02am

Hi, Tracy,

So glad to hear that your surgery went well and that you are ready for radiation. I think you will find that the going gets a little easier from here on out. I hope you get nothing but good news when you meet with your surgeon on Monday!

Charlene

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DX 3/10 @59 ILC/TNBC
Stage 1, Grade 2, Multifocal; Lumpectomy/re-excision
SNB 0/4 nodes, BRCA-; Taxotere/Cytoxan X4, 30 rads
3/14:NED

Posted By: 123Donna
Date Posted: Oct 24 2013 at 8:42am

Tracy,

Thanks for letting us know how your surgery went. I hope you get nothing but good news on Monday and that radiation goes smoothly. Please keep us posted on what you find out. So glad your hair is starting to come back in!

Donna

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DX IDC TNBC 6/09 age 49, Stage 1,Grade 3, 1.5cm,0/5Nodes,KI-67 48%,BRCA-,6/09bi-mx, recon, T/C X4(9/09)
11/10 Recur IM node, Gem,Carb,Iniparib 12/10,MRI NED 2/11,IMRT Radsx40,CT NED11/13,MRI NED3/15

Posted By: Lee21
Date Posted: Oct 24 2013 at 10:01am

Hi Tracy
Good to know you are recovering well from surgery and hoping for the best outcome on your path report.
I am interested in the Neuvax vaccine as well but the inclusion criteria indicated that it is for node positive disease. From what you posted it didn't sound like you are node positive. Are they making an exception?
Lee

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12/9/11 @59,IDC,grade3, TNBC,3cm(MRI),SLNB0,stage IIA, BRCA1 variant
1/30/12 DD AC-T, 6/7/12 Lumpectomy, ypT1b(0.8 cm), 7/9/12 Rads x 30
11/9/12, clinical trial cisplatin/rucaparib, cisplatin-only arm