Update 12/31

I know, I know, its been a while since I have last updated.  Well here it goes...

I need another surgery. : (  I had what I thought would be my only surgery on December 8th.  The MRI that I had done a week or so prior had shown no cancer remaining.  This should have been a good thing - meaning go in for surgery, take out the remaining scar tissue, check a few lymph nodes and be done RIGHT?  Well it didn't quite turn out that way, which sucks!

The results of the pathology report were that the top margin was not clear (there was still cancerous tissue in the breast) and 1 out of 3 lymph nodes that were taken out had cancer in it.  What a let down. 

I had also been having back pain off and on for a few weeks.  In my mind, the positive lymph node plus the back pain meant that the cancer had spread to other parts of my body.  I let my doctor know and he scheduled me for a bone scan.  I went and had that done and then went over to the oncologist right away so he could read my results.  The bone scan showed NO areas of concern.  So, I'm not sure what was/is causing my back to bother me, but its not because of my cancer.  That's one good thing!

I have to allow my breast to heal before my surgeon can go back in and operate again.  My "repeat" surgery is scheduled for January 19th (one month before my birthday).  He will be taking more tissue from the area that was not clear as well as taking out more lymph nodes to check them fully.  Keep your fingers crossed that the outcome will be better this time around.

Because I need another surgery, I have to put off radiation until a later date.  Hopefully I will be ready to start radiation by my birthday.

On a good note though, my hair is starting to grow back!  I have eye lashes, eye brows, and hair on my head all starting to come back - although it is all baby fine and still teeny tiny!