No more cancer ✔️ Chemo ✔️ Radiation ✔️

As promised in my last post, my appointment this afternoon with my oncologist went as follows:

- All the cancer from the left breast was removed completely, there are no markers left.....great news🙏🏻

- The left breast also had precancerous cells in the ductal part of the breast, so one way or another i was doomed to have breast cancer. 

- the Grade remained the same as a grade 1 cancer, meaning that it is not a cancer that will break apart easily or quickly, it remains contained.

-  11 of my lymph nodes were removed and 3 of them returned positive for cancerous cells.  The good thing is that the lymphatic system tested negative for metastatic cells.🙏🏻

So given all the information and the medical calculations that are made the doctor decided that I will require 6 cycles of chemo therapy, consisting of 3 cycles of:

FEC is a combination of three chemotherapy drugs.

It takes its name from the initials of these drugs:

* 5 fluorouracil (also known as 5FU

* epirubicin

* cyclophosphamide

And the other 2 cycles of:

Docetaxel is an anti-cancer ("antineoplastic" or "cytotoxic") chemotherapy drug.  This medication is classified as a "plant alkaloid," a "taxane" and an "antimicrotubule agent."  

Followed by 25 cycles of radiation therapy....basically I am in treatment until about September if all goes well.

So how do I feel about all this, honestly, terrified and grateful to have my husband by my side every step of the way.....the unknown is always scary no mater what it may be.  I hate that I have to go through this and that my family has to go through this with me, but they are my rock and my cheerleading team.  My beautiful locks will be gone soon,  but I know it will grow back, but it is still a hard pill to swallow, scarves will be my new accessories along with a wig, I don't want my daughter to be afraid by the sudden change in me. I am mad 😡and angry 😤and many other things 😥but I guess that is all normal, the emotions that run through you are uncontrollable at times, I guess I need my time to deal and cope with the next step as best I can.  My first chemo treatment will be the week of March 21 and then every 3 weeks after that for 18 weeks. 

When this is all over, I will look back and think.....cancer you f....d with the wrong girl.

Thank you all for following my story and for being a great support, ladies please don't take anything for granted and men also.