Vanessa's Profile

Type of Cancer: Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Diagnosis Date: March 5, 2019

Stage of Cancer: Stage 2

Tumor Size: over 6.1

Grade of Tumor: Grade 1

ER: Positive

PR: Positive

Her2 Status: No

Lymph Node Involvement: Yes

Surgery: Mastectomy

Radiation: Radiation Therapy

Chemotherapy: Taxol (Paclitaxel)

What I Hate Most About Cancer: The fatigue!

What I Have Learned From Cancer: I am loved by so many people.

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help: Provide simple meals that can be frozen. Please pray for me!

Clinical Trials: Chemobrain Study. Nerve ending in fat study.

Tips for others on how to deal with the physical side effects of chemo/cancer: Rest whenever you can.

Tips for others on how to deal with the mental struggles of chemo/cancer: Stay positive. Pray for patience and acceptance.

Breast Cancer symptoms: Breast distortion and inverted nipple.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Surgery date to be Sept 18th, 2019. Single left mastectomy. (Reconstruction not until the fall of 2020.) 2nd surgery 5 days later to remove all lymph nodes on left side. Add'l surgery to remove expander that was leaking. Had implant put in instead.

Radiation or Proton Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Started radiation Nov 26th. 30 treatments.