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Teresa
I have Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I was diagnosed in November,
2005. My lab report came back with a different diagnosis (DCIS),
but my Doctor went with the symptoms which were of ibc.
Late October, 2005 I felt like I had an infection in my right
breast, and my right arm was bothering me at that time. Went for
a mammogram. The technician called to say I had some
calcification and something going on with my lymph nodes, but not
to worry.
I waited 2 weeks to have an ultrasound and while I waited for
that appointment, a tumor grew very rapidly (which wasn't seen
on the mammogram at that time).
The ultrasound showed I had a large tumor. I had a biopsy the same
day. The results were inconclusive, so they sent it off to the
mayo clinic. Mayo clinic couldn't come to a definitive conclusion
after we waited 3 weeks, so I had to have a surgical biopsy.
Test results came back with DCIS and some invasion into my lymph
nodes. This confused my Doctor. As symptoms showed inflammatory,
she consulted with another Doctor and decided to treat it as IBC.
December 16, 2005 - started chemo with AC. Finished 4 rounds of
AC on 1/31/06. I did pretty well with minimal nausea and sickness.
Doctor wanted to do taxol as well. Didn't start that until March.
My last chemo will be April 21, 2006. Surgery after that and of
course they want to do radiation. I was in denial of this
disease, but since reading stories of other women with IBC who
had the same symptoms as myself, I now can deal with it.
I also decided to do an alternative as well. I am also going to
change my diet big time since I don't know the cause and neither
does the medical community.
I am going to fight this disease since I have a 4 year old I
would like to see grow up. But, the only one who can heal me is
Jesus.
email address is earlypraz@aol.com if anyone would like to talk.
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June 15, 2006 Update
Had a mastectomy on May 16th. Everything went well. Margins were all clear. Praise the Lord.
Now the doctors want to do radiation to make sure everything is gone. I am not sure if I will be doing radiation as I read about it, doesn't sound good for the long term.
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November 18, 2006 Update
Since my last update, I decided not to do radiation. That was not a wise choice. I had a re-occurence 6 weeks after mastectomy. It showed up in my skin where the breast was removed. Can't dwell on the shoulda, coulda's.. I am on chemo right now, and it is responding. I have 2 more to go..
then radiation and low-dose chemo while on radiation.
Through all this, God has not only sustained me, but He answered my why's. My Inflammatory cancer is caused by bitterness in my heart. So, as I take the steps in getting my bitterness out, I am blessed to get closer to Him as well..
The Doctor's can put me in remission, but Jesus is the only one who can heal me totally.
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