ryrysnana's Journey:

After mammo, spot compressions and ultrasound came back highly suspicious for cancer I promptly got an appt with a BS in a larger town. She did my core biopsey that very day.

Never dreamed the voice on the phone would actually say "sorry to tell you it is cancer".

After the pathology report confirmed IDC and DCIS my BS immediately got me an appt for a breast MRI

Have decided to have bilateral mastectomy for my own piece of mind. My daughter works as a MRI tech and her experience with BC patients that chose lumpectomies almost always end up getting mastectomies later down the road. This way hopefully I will only have to have chemo treatments and not radation.

Surgery finally getting closer,,,10/09/12. Finished all my pre-op testing today,hope I passed the stress test so my regular Dr. can approve my medical clearance. Appts with BS and PS on Monday, Tuesday morning appt to get the nuclear shot for the sentinol biopsy then check in for the bilateral. It has been a long 5 weeks !!

After a 4 hour surgery and 5 hours in recovery room my breathing and oxygen levels were very low. Ended up having to stay in the hospital for 3 days.

10/16/12,,,had to have second surgery to remove 2 inches of dead skin from cancer side and 1 inch from other side. Was told it was very rare for the skin not to survive, also had to take out the implant so we do not run a chance of getting an infection and delaying chemo. Will put the implant back in after chemo treatments are finished.