I had my appointment with my surgeon this morning and there is good news, bad news, and still a lot of unknowns. Apparently, it takes between 10 to 14 days for them to run the tests of the tissue and cells that are from the tumor they removed. They are 95% positive that this is breast cancer, but need to wait for the final results from the testing of the tissue/cells to help them categorize the type of cancer and the extent of the damage it has done. Until then, my surgeon said he wants me off of my birth control, which isn't the cause of the tumor and cancer, but apparently the estrogen can cause the tumor/tissue to grow more rapidly and in case there are other tumors, then I need to be off of the BC.
My surgeon did another breast exam and said he is almost 100% positive that we have gotten all of the cancer and that there are no more tumors. Also, the numbness in my arm is temporary and the shooting pains I have been getting up and down my arm means that the feeling is starting to come back. He said it could take about 3 months for it to be back to normal. Good news!
My incision is causing me some issues. I woke up this morning with what I thought was a new lump and lets just say I was hysterical. I ended up having a panic attack on the floor of my shower. I have fluid that has built up around the incision that needed to be drained. (It was pretty painful. I cried through it while my surgeon held my hand.) He said for me to come back in if it happens again. Let's hope it doesn't. The stitches are out though and it already feels a lot better!!!
Now, I have my MRI (Thursday), CT Scan (Thursday) and mammogram (Wednesday/today). Next week, all of those results should be in along with the extensive testing of the tissue/cells, so I can speak with my surgeon again (Monday afternoon) and meet with my Oncologist (Tuesday) to determine a plan for treatment. My surgeon said depending on my diagnosis (exact category of cancer), that will determine the treatment, but he is thinking I should have the standard 16 weeks. He said to basically consider the first 6 months of this year a bust and then life should be better than it was before. Remember how I was sick all the time? It was because of this. I should feel better than I have ever felt before. Good news, yet again.
Please keep my family and I in your prayers and please know how much I appreciate the texts, e-mails, phone calls and visits. I will keep you posted as I know more.
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