Name: Vanessa (vanessa3310)
Blog: Posts
Member Since: March 7, 2019
Location: New Berlin, Wisconsin 53151
Birthday: February 18, 1961
Profile: Cancer Fighter
Type of Cancer: Breast Cancer
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Diagnosis Date: March 5
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.
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