Today was the first day of school and as the day progressed I left school early to go have a bone scan. I arrived at 12:45 as planned where I was given my little does of radioactive material. I was instructed to drink 32 oz of water, tea, OJ, anything that would help flush out my system. Then I was to return at 3:45 for the scan to be completed. So now I had some extra time to kill.
I went to Dr. Bradshaws office to pick up my MRI results. When I arrived the receptionist was happy to see me and informed me that Dr. Bradshaw wanted to see me. Caught off guard I was not sure if I should be happy or reserved. Dr. Bradshaw had great news!! The pathology results have been received and the margins are clear! Also, the lymph nodes are also clear!! This is absolutely great news. The cancer has been removed from my body!! Time to celebrate!!!!!
The actual tumor was a lot larger than anticipated it measured 3.6 cm rather than the 2.0 - 2.6 that we had been discussing all along. Dr. Bradshaw removed an area that was .6 cm by .6 cm of breast tissue all the way down to my chest wall or the muscle. Again, this was roughly 20% of my breast tissue. A lot was removed and now it is time to ask more questions and to discuss my treatment options. What to do next? This will be a discussion with Dr. Wilks, the oncologist, the next time we meet.
TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY!!!
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