Hello everyone:
This past Monday the 16th I went to see my general surgeon who passed on the results of my pathology. The report was not as favourable as we would have liked. That said, they have gotten all that they could have via surgical means. You see, with breast cancer, you either have it or you don’t. They don’t say that it is in remission. By removing the breast/tissue and all the lymph nodes, we have been able to scoop out the cancer that can be seen. Good news!
The not so good part was that of the 15 lymph nodes that I had, 5 were positive for cancer cells still after the chemo. Tenacious little cells – – but I figured, hey, they ought to be – – just look at the host body’s personality. LOL! Needless to say, I was a little devastated when I was read the report – so much so that for a millisecond I considered becoming a VEGAN…..imagine that?! However, like I said, it only lasted a nanosecond. Seriously, I think it was more a feeling of disappointment. I expected maybe 2 or 3 positive nodes. I expected that my journey was almost at the end. I expected that the light at the end of the tunnel was so close. I thought that all the happy and positive energy would give me a glowing report. I felt as if I had been kicked in the stomach. Or worse, getting a “FAIL” on a report card. (To be clear, never got one of those in my entire schooling career! – Too afraid – chinese dragon mother! haha).
So what does this mean? Slight detour. It means that I have to go back to see the radiation oncologist and we’ll discuss options. Fear not, I am prepared and ready to take the next steps. As I was reminded, so far, this journey has gone better than I could have expected or imagined. This was the first real “hiccup”. It had all gone well…..almost too well. So – I accept this challenge again. Maybe it’s the universe telling me again, I need to slow down a bit. Perhaps…..we’ll see. I plan to take a little trip for a mental break and R&R at the end of June. It will help.
Thank you to everyone who kept things “crossed” from my last update. I had a few chuckles with some responses that’s for sure!
Will keep you all posted. A little longer wait to putting this disease behind me – – but there is that saying that “good things come to those who wait”!
Winnie xoxo