Just got the pathology from my surgery...

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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
    #22
    Linda
    celebrate your good news! So far rads are ok for me. I had #12 today.
    {{hugs}} Char
  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294 Member
    #23
    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    I have IBC, which behaves
    I have IBC, which behaves very differently from other types of BC. IBC often never even involves a tumor, but spreads in "sheets". I did have a tumor and the chemo shrank that down to a "spot", leaving that spot and some others (that were previously "sheets"). Then the mastectomy removed all those "spots". Now radiation should kill cells remaining along the chest wall or in the lymph nodes. At least that's how I understand it.

    Congratulations on clear margins
    Having Clear margins is great news.
    I hate to bring this up, but when I hear about positive lymph nodes after Chemotherapy I am very concerned. Please ask your doc again.
    Please forgive I want the best for you and I am not an oncologist.
    Hugs
    New Flower
  • PinkPearl
    PinkPearl Member Posts: 280
    #24
    WooHoo! LInda
    Glad the chemo did its job and the margins are clear! I guess Gabe and Abby are the beautiful children in the photo, so if I am right, Go Celebrate!! Now I'll pray that the radiation does its job just as well.
  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
    #25
    PinkPearl said:

    WooHoo! LInda
    Glad the chemo did its job and the margins are clear! I guess Gabe and Abby are the beautiful children in the photo, so if I am right, Go Celebrate!! Now I'll pray that the radiation does its job just as well.

    Linda
    It sounds like things are moving in the right direction, congratulations! Best wishes throughout radiation.
    Marsha
  • Texasgirl10
    Texasgirl10 Member Posts: 668
    #26
    Marsha Mulvey said:

    Linda
    It sounds like things are moving in the right direction, congratulations! Best wishes throughout radiation.
    Marsha

    I'm so happy
    Oh Linda, I'm so happy that the chemo worked and you are doing good. I'll be holding your hand through radiation. Take good care.

    Hugs,

    Dawne
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #27
    Clear margins...hurray!
    Clear margins...hurray! Hope your recovery from surgery is going well.

    Chemo is truly amazing. My chemo was AFTER my bilateral mastectomy, so I didn't get to really "see" it working.

    The advice about skin care is right on. My center showered me with Aquaphor and Biafine. I only needed to ask, so you may not have to buy any if your center is like mine. I remember that at first I didn't notice any effects from the radiation. Don't let that lull you into not being vigilant about slathering the lotions on. I never got badly burned and I believe it was partially because I greased myself up every four hours or so once my radiation oncologist told me to start using the lotions.

    You'll be looking back at this part of your journey before you know it! Best wishes. xoxoxo Lynn
  • aysemari
    aysemari Member Posts: 1,596 Member
    #28
    Linda thanks for sharing
    your news with us. And I am so glad the chemo worked so well for you.

    And I hope radiation will finish the job.

    There's more where that came from (:

    Positive Energy coming your way... as we speak

    Hugs,
    Ayse
  • smalldoggroomer
    smalldoggroomer Member Posts: 1,184
    #29
    Oh so very happy that the
    Oh so very happy that the chemo worked for you yippee!! I will keep you in my prayers and I wish you all the best for the rest of you treatments. Good luck Linda, You deserve this good news. take care Kay
  • Wolfi
    Wolfi Member Posts: 425
    #30
    Great news!
    Linda,

    Take care of yourself and make sure you REST when going through radiation. It may not seem like a lot (10-15 minutes of rads each day) but as you have additional treatments you may get tired more quickly. The effect builds up and as you have more treatments your body works at healing the area of treatment which pulls energy from the rest of you. Like Sue mentioned, use the lotion or cream your rads doctor and nurses recommend right from the start. It will help reduce skin problems like burning and dryness.

    My advice: take naps whenever you can.

    Take care and keep us posted on how things are going.

    Wolfi
  • pinkkari09
    pinkkari09 Member Posts: 877 Member
    #31
    Congrats Linda on such a
    Congrats Linda on such a good response. My original BC responded really well to chemo too, it's exciting when you know your tackling this thing. Best of luck to you on your rads and take good care of your skin as you go through them. Radiation was very do-able for me and my skin held up really nice.
    Hugz,
    Kari
  • rene9
    rene9 Member Posts: 214
    #32
    pinkkari09 said:

    Congrats Linda on such a
    Congrats Linda on such a good response. My original BC responded really well to chemo too, it's exciting when you know your tackling this thing. Best of luck to you on your rads and take good care of your skin as you go through them. Radiation was very do-able for me and my skin held up really nice.
    Hugz,
    Kari

    Congrats Linda!
    Congrats Linda! This is great news! And I know rads will be a breeze for you! Hugs!*
  • Gabe N Abby Mom
    Gabe N Abby Mom Member Posts: 2,413
    #33
    Thank you all for your
    Thank you all for your advice, support, and encouragement...such an amazing group!
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #34
    New Flower said:

    Congratulations on clear margins
    Having Clear margins is great news.
    I hate to bring this up, but when I hear about positive lymph nodes after Chemotherapy I am very concerned. Please ask your doc again.
    Please forgive I want the best for you and I am not an oncologist.
    Hugs
    New Flower

    Great news that the chemo
    Great news that the chemo did its job. Wishing you luck with rads!



    Hugs, Kylez
  • natly15
    natly15 Member Posts: 1,941
    #35
    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    Thank you all for your
    Thank you all for your advice, support, and encouragement...such an amazing group!

    Such wonderful news. Best
    Such wonderful news. Best wishes as you go thru rads. i found radiation to be much easier than surgery or chemo.
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #36
    natly15 said:

    Such wonderful news. Best
    Such wonderful news. Best wishes as you go thru rads. i found radiation to be much easier than surgery or chemo.

    so glad the chemo is
    so glad the chemo is effective against the cancer. I also dod much better in rads and hoping it is the same for you !
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #37
    rene9 said:

    Congrats Linda!
    Congrats Linda! This is great news! And I know rads will be a breeze for you! Hugs!*

    Congratulations on the
    Congratulations on the chemo! Good luck with radiation! They aren't a "breeze", but, I am sure you will do fine.


    Jan
  • meena1
    meena1 Member Posts: 1,003
    #38
    carkris said:

    so glad the chemo is
    so glad the chemo is effective against the cancer. I also dod much better in rads and hoping it is the same for you !

    I also have IBC, and i was
    I also have IBC, and i was wondering if they mentioned going through chemo again after radiation? From what i understand that is usual in IBC. My first doctor did not do chemo again after the radiation and that is why i ended up in this mess. If your doctor does not advise chemo again, get a second opinion. I had 11 nodes removed, and 5 were positive, doctor told me that was good, but he was so wrong. It is better to be safe.
  • Texasgirl10
    Texasgirl10 Member Posts: 668
    #39
    meena1 said:

    I also have IBC, and i was
    I also have IBC, and i was wondering if they mentioned going through chemo again after radiation? From what i understand that is usual in IBC. My first doctor did not do chemo again after the radiation and that is why i ended up in this mess. If your doctor does not advise chemo again, get a second opinion. I had 11 nodes removed, and 5 were positive, doctor told me that was good, but he was so wrong. It is better to be safe.

    Oh God NO
    Meena, my heart has just sunk to my feet. I did not know that we would have to do chemo again. I just don't know if I can do it. I'm only halfway through my treatment right now and I'm actually doing pretty good, but I just don't want to have to do chemo again. I will do what I have to do to survive IBC but just thinking about more chemo is too much right now. I will ask my onc when I see him on the 10th.

    Hugs,

    Dawne
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #40
    smalldoggroomer said:

    Oh so very happy that the
    Oh so very happy that the chemo worked for you yippee!! I will keep you in my prayers and I wish you all the best for the rest of you treatments. Good luck Linda, You deserve this good news. take care Kay

    Happy news! Good luck
    Happy news! Good luck Linda!



    Hugs, Angie
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #41
    smalldoggroomer said:

    Oh so very happy that the
    Oh so very happy that the chemo worked for you yippee!! I will keep you in my prayers and I wish you all the best for the rest of you treatments. Good luck Linda, You deserve this good news. take care Kay

    Happy news! Good luck
    Happy news! Good luck Linda!



    Hugs, Angie

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