Well, we are back to the original plan! Getting confused yet...join the club! After meeting with the oncologist today Dr. Smiley is very confident the cancer has not spread to other organs and having the surgery before or after chemotherapy does not really matter. We decided to go ahead with surgery first and chemotherapy after. I guess this means I will have to get one more haircut because chemo treatments start one month after the surgery and my hair is getting out of control! Some decisions still need to be made. For example, deciding to go with a bilateral or single mastectomy . This is totally a preference decision. There is no cancer in the right breast and the chance of recurrence is the same whether or not I chose to keep it. If I decide to do reconstructive surgery what are the pros and cons of removing one or both, etc..etc.
For people like my sister Lisa who are just not satisfied "guessing" whether or not cancer has traveled to other regions, a CT Scan is scheduled for Monday, July 16. I also had blood drawn today to test whether or not it could possibly be in the liver or bone. Dr. Smiley also clinically (not pathelogically) diagnosed the cancer as Stage 2 with a possible Stage 3. Surgery will give a more definite answer depending on how many more lymph nodes are affected. Either way, it still considered to be somewhat of an early catch.
We did not receive a call back from the surgeon today as we had hoped so there is no date as of yet when the surgery will be but we are thinking possibly next week sometime.
Thank you for continuing to keep us all updated. It's such a considerate gesture considering what you are faced with. I think of you everyday.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of whether we call it plan A or plan B, we rest in knowing that God has a plan! I continue to be amazed at your show of courage. We also continue to be in prayer for all of you.
ReplyDeleteI pray for your continual strength daily and send my hugs and kisses to you and the whole family.
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