And so the journey begins …
You might cringe at the name we’ve given my condition, but it makes sense. I have a breast with cells growing out of control, they call that cancer. These cells have taken their “Girls Gone Wild” party to the lymph nodes in my armpit, clavicle and neck. They need to be rescued, reigned in or released.
Since Discovery Day on July 11th, I have had the opportunity to learn much more about them.
Diagnosis is Stage 3B Breast Cancer. T-4 L-3 M-0 (the docs are debating this – some say I am technically Stage 4, but I’m running with the generous spot given to me by MD Anderson in August)
Treatment is Chemo – two types. THP and then AC (8 cycles which began August 5 and expected through December 9)
Surgery – Radical double mastectomy (expected January)
Radiation – (expected sometime after all that)
Receptors – after many many many biopsies, it appears I have two distinct biologies/pathologies: One is HER2-positive and one is Triple Negative.
My treatment is through Piedmont Cancer Institute in Atlanta and MD Anderson in Houston. They are both incredibly awesome at what they do.
My Wayward Tit is just like me – rare and extra and aggressive AF.
