maryanne2's Cancer Blog

September 7, 2007

cancer round 2

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hello i am maryanne and i have breast cancer again i had
cancer in my left breast in 1998 and had my left breast
removed it was holloween quite bizarre it is also my birthday month iwent through 6 week of radiation and 6
months of chemo and the tamoxifin for 6 years and this year
went back for my mamogram and the found a small not even a
cell microscopic in size in my left breast and had the
diagosis it was not cancer then my doctor said that the
pathologist said i should get a second opinion. the surgeon
looked at the mamogram and said its cancer and walked out
there was no compassion and i was in shock again i thought
i was safe after 9 years i walked out of the office without even a word but i knew i had to fight it it was
so small i thought they might have even removed it in the
testing and they put in a metal thing to spot it it was
done without any anestechia and i was standing up i almost
passed out for the testing then to find out i still had
to go through surgery it was a real bummer.
the orginial doctor i had for my treatment wouldnt take
my insurance because it didnt pay 100 percent. so i had to
go to another doctor that my physcican recommended
he was so wonderful and so compassionate it was like i
was talking to god and old friend and he called me by my
name maryanne and said he would be watching over me
i was so happy i cried he told me i didnt need the chemo
again but i did need the radiation and i went through the
radiation for a second time there were some wonderful
people in radiation to treat me and they even remembered me
the surgeon i went to didnt even remmeber that he had
removed my right breast in 1998. i remembered him. i guess
when your a surgeon one is the same i felt like saying
when you remove someones breast you should look at their
face now i am home and recovering. there is nothing
after treatment i go to the doctor and i have to get back
i am still tired and have no energy sometimes i will have
swelling in my arm from the lympodemia that i got after
my first surgery they didnt even tell me what it was until
a year later. surgeons should tell you there is a chance
your limbs might swell afterwards there is no cure for it
it is impairment of the lymph nodes thats about all

Posted on September 7, 2007 at 10:43:42 AM by maryanne2 ( cancer round 2, 1 comment)

Hay welcome to the family, we are here to help and support all who come to us. So there ya go.

hug Sherri

Posted on September 7, 2007 at 1:16:33 PM by karlak