Miche1229's Journey with Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcin...

I found 2 tumors on my left breast myself.

Found my team, decided chemo first before surgery to shrink my tumor, which measured at 6.9cm.

I have 2 young kids. 2 boys, ages almost 5 and a little baby who just turned 1 on 4/30. He was 7 months at the time i was diagnosed and my chemo started. I did 4 rounds of AC every other week and I had the neulasta patch. Side effects were awful and it took me about a week to recover. I’m currently in the middle of my taxol treatment. Today is #8 out of 12. I get treated Wednesdays, Thursdays I’m ok, Fridays and Saturdays I’m a mess. I can’t function Fridays and I sleep all day. Saturday I try to get up with kids and husband but I end up going back to bed. By the afternoon I can function minimally but my body hurts. Sunday afternoons I usually snap out of it but if I over exert myself, I need to rest. I get tired very easily, my muscle tone is awful, and I can’t help out with my kids as much as it’s needed. My husband is a rockstar but it’s been a struggle and more stress than anything finding help sometimes when we need it.