Before my diagnosis came back I scoured the net looking for real life images & references to help me understand what I was dealing with. So I'm sharing this with you, hoping to aid anyone elses who finds themselves in a similar situation.

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Thursday, March 09, 2006
Disability or not?

If you can - do it.

One of the best things about being out on disability - is flexibility.
Everytime an appointment is added or adjusted - I deal with it - no problem. If I was working, and had deadlines to meet, and had to make my time up everytime I was out - I'd be so stressed out it would have to be unhealthy.

Just a Sample:

  • Friday: Got a phone call - "Please go to [out of town hospital] to get CD of MRI records for Radiation Oncologist on Tuesday, and to [downtown medical center] to get Mammogram's from first appointment in October".

  • Monday: Go to [Surgical Hospital] to preregister; go to [downtown medical center] to get Mammogram's from first visit. (BTW - they weren't there - [out of town hospital] hadn't returned them yet from appointment in January.)

  • Tuesday: See Radiation Oncologist - who didn't look at MRI data

  • Wednesday: Take Son to see Orthopaedic (he may have broken/bone bruised his elbow just over a week ago and had a call back visit - real life does go on); also got a call this morning to go into work to get personal stuff - they're moving my workspace this weekend.

  • Thursday: Go to [Surgical Hospital]. Initially just port placement - be there at 10:30; As of wednesday afternoon it is lab work, ekg & port placement - be there at 9:00.

  • Friday: R&R!!!!!

  • 1 Comments:

    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    enjoy your r & r, today! hope you're doing great! angie

    10:27 AM  

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    Microcalcifications on Right Breast
    Birad 4

    Diagnosis


    Tumor 1: Size: 1cm; ER+(77%), PR+(10%), HER2/neu:2+ (positive?)(2) - FISH to confirm
    Tumor 2: Size: .2cm; ER+(73%), PR-(1%), HER2/neu:1+ (negative?) (1.3)


    Grading
    Nuclear Score: 3
    Tubular Score: 3
    Mitotic Score: 2


    Staging: TBD based on positve node count after Bilateral Mastectomy

    Timeline


    March 15 - Chemo started March 9 - Port installed
    February 9 - Bilateral Mastectomy
    January 23 - Bilateral MRI
    January 20 - Genetic Counseling
    December 8 - Lumpectomy with Sentinel Node Biopsy
    November 8 - Excisional biopsy
    November 3 - Stereotactic core biopsy on 2/3 sites
    October 28 - Digital Mammogram
    October 20 - Meeting with surgeon (Dr. gr8). Fine Needle Aspiration.
    October 18 - Meeting w/ PCP - surgeon recommended
    October 14 - Mammogram (w/immediate call back for magnified images) & ultrasound.

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