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I know that cry. Goodness knows I do. I also understand the fear you feel for your son.
I had cancer in my right breast and it had spread to lymph nodes. I had a lumpectomy and 2 more surgeries for more tissue to get to clear margins because the cancer tumor was invasive. It had spread to two lymph nodes. They removed eight. I did not have to have chemo but I did have 35 radiation treatments. I take a pill daily to help keep it from returning as it was hormone positive. I am 3 years out from diagnosis now.
I was diagnosed and had the lumpectomy within a couple of weeks via my choice. I am sure they will act as quickly as you allow them to. Try to relax if possible. And know all of us here are riding pinkie with you Tuesday. Breathe deep and stay strong.
I will keep you in my prayers for good news and powerful strength.
Please keep us informed.
God Bless! ~ PatView Thread

I can SO relate to this! I went thru my ordeal of tests,surgeries,treatments 2 1/2 to 3 years ago and I can barely put one foot in front of the other to this day. I do not understand the fatique and all my doctor's say is....'it will take awhile'. I have tried blaming it on everything I could think of but the truth is I have about decided that no one knows! I just keep on keepin on. I do what I can and rest when I need to. I also hope that as more time passes I will regain the energy I once had. If not then I guess I will just accept this part as well. What else can we do. I have changed my lifestyle,my routine and am trying to change my attitude. I keep expecting the old me to come back but truth is the old me had cancer. So, if this is the new me I will adjust hopefully. What does help me tho is to rest two days and be as active as I can on the third day. Eat healthy and think about things that I enjoy thinking about.
My check ups are good also but fatique does not show up there for me.
Now that being said, I must add that I have RA and CFS.....Chronic Fatique Syndrome. I have dealt with these for years and the flares usually subside after a couple of weeks but sense my surgeries they have stayed constantly.
I do know that radiation treatments cause a fatique problem that can last a few months or a few years.
I do hope you get some answers and some well derserved relief. But I can assure you that You are not alone with this one.
Best of luck.
Blessings......PatView Thread

Did they have to go in more than once to get clear margins on you as well? Due to the tumor being so superficial my clips are near the outside of the breast as well. From your description, I assume this is probably more comfortable than where yours are located come mammo time. The underneath of my right breast is pretty much gone. Actually I guess I would really be classified as partial mastectomy rather than just lumpectomy.Didn't start out that way but ended up that way.By viewing teh mammo films it looks as if teh clips are just underneath the skin in a row climbing upward. Stacked like leaning blocks. However, I do understand now why it is still so tender in that area.Makes me wonder also what these clips are clipped to! Tissue I assume. OUCH!
In all honesty you would think they would have explained this all to me from the get go. Instead of me learning about it 3 years later.
Questions????? Yes, I have them too.
Blessings.....PatView Thread

I have 4 clips! They show up very clear. I did have to have 3 surgeries to reach clear margins, could that be why there are 4 clips? They are all seperate from each other, as in stair steps.
AND...........do you or anyone else on here know what they are made out of? You would think they would inform us on all of this in case we had to ever have an xray for an unrelated reason for another doctor.
I guess the questions will never end......
Blessings....PatView Thread

Thank you for the reply !
Just to let you know that Tater Tot is doing great!! She is spoilt
and at the same time very smart! She is making a great companion. She is healthy except for some allergies plus she has panic attacks! Yes, my expensive Shi tzuh has panic attacks very easily and at times has to have meds.Wouldn't you know it........Other than that, she is great! She loves to dance on her back legs and crosses her front paws and waves them at you while sitting on her back legs. An awesome thing to watch!
Thanks for asking about her!
Blessings.....PatView Thread

Rachael the clips were very defined and very easy to see. My tumor was so very superficial that the clips look like tiny stair steps on the bottom of the remaining breast. I was kind of surprised at seeing these sense I had no idea I ahd any clips in there at all. No one ever explained that part to me. Are they metal, stainless, plastic or what? I am curious about that also.
Judy I knew that the affected breast could reduce in size and harden somewhat, which mine did from the get go after rads but for the other one to reduce also and both reduce even more at the same time was confusing to me. But I honestly think there has been weight loss. I do not weigh at home.The scales are never the same as the doctor's office so I just quit. I personally think I kept gaining and then started losing, which I really started working hard at doing the last 2 months.
But I am going to enjoy the good news and celebrate the relief.
The doctor's were not concerned at all or they would not have took me from 6 month mammos to a yearly mammo now.
I was just curious to learn about this.
Thanks again ladies!
Blessings......PatView Thread

Thanks so much for replying! I do enjoy hearing from all of you. I have not had to have MRI's sense before my surgeries.
I am approx. 7 years post menopause and my breast were never very dense. I see my mammos each time they are done and I will say they look very very clear to me as well. The 'clips' show up better all the time. Actually I nver knew they were in there. ????? Could this be to 'mark' how far into the breast they went for more tissue on each surgery? They had to take tissue 3 times to get to clear margins.And in the process I lost about 1/3 of the affected breast. So many questions we can come up with.
Thanks again a very nice day to you aw well.
Blessings....PatView Thread

As we get older it seems we encounter so many surprises.
Thanks again and have a very nice day!
Blessings.....PatView Thread

Well yesterday went well. My lab, mammo and exams were all very good and normal. YIPPPEEEEE!!!! Doing a happy dance here!!! I do not have to have a mammo for a year !!!!! I do have to continue to see my oncologist every 6 months to monitor blood work while on this pill. And honestly this makes good sense. He said he wasn't going to let go of me that quick. But that is ok. Reports were good and a yearly mammo works for me.
Just one question if anyone knows........my mammo did show that both my breast were smaller than the mammo 6 months ago. They suggested a weight loss BUT the scales do not show that. Any ideas on this?????? The doctors did not seem concerned about it at all but it still puzzles me.
Thanks to all!
Many Blessings!
PatView Thread

Well it is that time again.......tomorrow I go for another 6 month check up at the cancer center with a mammo, lab work,radiation therapist and oncologist. I dread the mammo the most. Always sooo painful!
Anyway, if all checks out ok I get to wait a year for the next check up!!!!
I have waited long and hard for that/this time. I would appreciate pinkie early tomorrow morning and prayers from all my fellow warriors to receive a good report.
I hope you are all doing well and many Blessings sent your way.
~PatView Thread
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