Information and opinions on Breast Cancer from TracieJ at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/19551 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/19551/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/19551 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/19551/18602/year-brings Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:37:00 -0500 TracieJ Hi! Thanks for everyone's thoughts. I went for my first treatment today. 25 minutes in and out, 2 hours 10 minutes driving! I'm going to John Hopkins and participating in a study of the breathing apparatus to see if it helps minimize damage to the heart and lungs. That makes it worth the drive. Everything went very smoothly, so hopefully this is the way it will be from now on. Does anyone have any advice for what to do... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/19551/18602/year-brings http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/19551/18464/start Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:28:00 -0500 TracieJ I had my lumpectomy on October 12, just under a month after I was diagnosed. Since then I have had a series of problems getting the rest of my treatment going. First, I agreed to participate in a study so that added an extra week to get some tests scheduled. Then the oncologist wanted to run an oncotype test because he thought I might need chemo, not just radiation. My tumor was very small, stage 1 and 90% in situ, so up to that point I... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/19551/18464/start