I am a 44 yr old mother of 3 beautiful kids ages 25, 22, and 8 1/2 and I was DX with Stage IIA Grade III IDC on August 25th 2014. Things have been a whirlwind since! I opted for bilateral mastectomies and had my surgery done on September 10th 2014. I chose my route for my own peace of mind and for symmetry upon reconstruction, which I opted to delay. I am fortunate that no lymph nodes were involved! Initially my pathology report came back stating that I was HER2- and HR+ with Estrogen at 30% and Progesterone at 10% but when my Oncatype DX results came back it actually showed my Estrogen 6.6% (baseline is 6.5%) and Progesterone as negative, which makes me newly DX as Triple Negative with a 67% chance of recurrence.
I had a Port-A-Cath placed on October 15th and pretty much my only treatment option is aggressive chemo, which I started on Friday, October 24th. I am scheduled to do 4 rounds of bi-monthly Dose Dense AC (Adriamycin- otherwise known as "The Red Devil" - and Cytoxan) followed by 12 weekly doses of Taxol. 5 months total, and once I am done I will persue my reconstruction using expanders followed by implants under my pec muscles :)
So far, so good!! I am optimistic and have chosen to come out swinging and kick some @$$!! I am very blessed to have an awesome support team consisiting of my wonderful husband of 26 years, our children, our extended family and our amazing network of friends! I will do a followup story once I am finished with this battle. God Bless all of my Warrior Sisters on each of your journeys <3
La Pine, OR