It was July of 2003, things were going fine. I had scheduled a mammogram during my vacation week. At the same time I was redoing my bathroom floor. I had the mammogram, did not leave the radiologist's office, had an ultrasound on the lump, next day biopsy and that Friday....the dreaded words. It is cancer.
Short version....lumpectomy, chemo A/C, taxol, mastectomy, put into menopause and reconstruction....
Now here we are, three weeks before my 40th and I have found out that my cancer has metasisized. I have a spot on my lung, a couple spots on my liver and one on the vertabrae.
Happy Birthday to ME!




Hello Lynn,
Welcome to our community. There are many people here to connect with and tap into for support every day. To start, I thought these SharePosts might be helpful to you:
Distant Recurrence or Metastasis: When Breast Cancer Returns
http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/13559/breast-cancer/
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Hope on the Horizon?
http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/12764/cancer-hope/
Facing a Breast Cancer Recurrence? Express Yourself
http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/15007/facing-cancer/
Recurrence After Mastectomy and Reconstruction
http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/49851/17551/recurrence/
If I can help you find more information, just let me know. Be sure to keep us posted on how you're doing.
Best,
Maria