I guess this
cancer thing is not a mistake. It’s
really real. The type of breast cancer
that I have is pretty standard. Other
than my young age, it’s not an unusual diagnosis (as far as breast cancer is
concerned.) The type of cancer I have is
invasive ductal carcinoma. The cancer
grade of both tumors is 2, meaning the cancer cells grow faster than normal
cells, but it is not the fastest growing.
My cancer is ER+ (estrogen receptor positive) and PR+ (progesterone
receptor positive). 100% of my cancer
cells have receptors! My cancer is HER2
low. I will be getting the pretty
standard treatment and agreed to be part of a clinical trial. I will be going through 20 weeks of
chemotherapy, 8 weeks of one drug combination and then 12 weeks of
another. Then I will have 5 ½ weeks of
radiation and will be on a hormonal therapy drug for at least 5 years
after.
This stuff better
work! I was surprised when talking with
the oncologists about survival/mortality rates (he brought it up, not me…I wasn’t
even going there) that the statistics were not better (and by better, I mean
the survival rates being 100%). The data
looks 10 years out. 10 years? 10 years!
I will only be in my early 40’s! My kids will be young teenagers. This sucks.
Looking
on the Bright Side…of all the expenses my husband and I thought we would be
making this year (new water heater, windows, carpet, etc.) we did not see “new
boobs” making the list. At least it’s
something I can kind of show off. No one
wants to see our new water heater, but my new breasts…maybe?
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