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Re: Recently Diagnosed Stage 2 Mastectomy scheduled 4/15/02

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Posted by JoAnne on 7/1/2002 from 192.127.94.7:
In reply to: Recently Diagnosed Stage 2 Mastectomy scheduled 4/15/02 posted by ana on 4/7/2002 from 12.80.52.243:
I too was diagnosed with stage 2 in June 2000. I had a radical mastectomy that September. The most important thing I did in the beginning was to become as knowledgeable about my cancer as I could. Granted that is a daunting task but if you learn as much as you can before your treatments/surgery starts, you go in with the "I can beat this" attitude. I was in a clinical trial using the standard treatments along with a fairly new one-Taxatere but ended up having to get off it because it was too toxic for me. I was placed on Taxol instead. It's been almost 2 years since my treatments and surgery. Reconstructive surgery will come later. My doctors wanted to treat me very aggressively and I thank them for that. My mass was large so our plan of attack was to shrink first with chemo treatments, surgery, the last phase of chemo, with radiation treatments following. This worked and I haven't skipped a beat since. My mother-in-law died from breast cancer in 1977. Of course my thoughts went to her so I was scared but I also new drugs were better today, women were living long and happy lives and I was determined that would be me! It makes you reflect on your life and you usually see what's important and what is not anymore. Hang in there Ana, take each step/treatment one at a time. You will think you can't go on but you will and you MUST! And don't every feel guilty about not feeling good and not wanting to get up and do anything while you are going through your treatments. I felt like I was in a drunken stupor every 3 weeks and the affects of the drugs lasted that long!! Even after 1-2 years, your body is still trying to get back into shape. Stay out of the sun (wear hats), not good for you anyway. Eat as healthy as you can. My prayers are with you and yours.

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