I was diagnosed with IDC in July 2006, hard to believe its been a year. I had a right mascetomy in August and a skin expander put in. I finally started cemo the end of November (after having problems with the port) and ended cemo the end of February. Needless to say the holidays were sort of a blur. I was scheduled for 6 treatments, 1 every 3 weeks, but I stopped my treatments after 4. I am still recovering from the affects of cemo 5 months later, my hair has returned, but the muscle and body aches still haunt me, but I do see improvement. I had my breast reconstruction May 15th and it is amazing how much having "even" breasts can improve your confidence. I want to be able to help others through this journey, I know I got so much help and support but at times I still felt so lonely because no one I knew had IDC. And lets face it cemo is a lonely thing to go through. So anyway I can help let me know. Hugs to all!
