Information and opinions on health from WillFightIt at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/867590/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/867590/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/867590/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/108840/big-cancer Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:38:51 -0400 WillFightIt Its been 6 months since my cancer diagnosis and yesterday me and my husband had ourfirst BIG cancer fight; a fight related to my cancer and its side effects. Here is what I think is an impartial view; I had been taking letrozole (Femara) and zoladex (goserelin)as a part of a clinical trial, and since I am pre menopausal, this sudden medical menopausecauses horrendous hot flashes. It was okay during winter, when ever I felt warm, I just went and... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/108840/big-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/108107/report Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:17:48 -0400 WillFightIt So the path report is in..first the good news...no cancer in axillary lymph nodes any more..even the lymph node that tested positive in a previous biospy came back negative...0/8 lymph nodes clear.   No malignancy in the lymph fluids or the surrounding blood vessels   Clear margins, the tumor is all out.   The not so good news..a malignany with the greatest dimension being 0.7 cm identified.   However. low... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/108107/report http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/107246/awaiting Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:43:01 -0400 WillFightIt back home from the hospital after the surgery..not as painful as I had thought it would be..:) .. The lymph drain sounded scary..but isnt very bad ..just a minor inconvenience   happy about spring..happy about the birds tweeting in the garden again...anxious, very very anxious about the pathology report..keeping my fingers crossed.. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/107246/awaiting http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/106356/surgery Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:12:56 -0400 WillFightIt So, phase one of my treatment ie the clinical trial is nearing its end. The last shot of Herceptin will be on 03/19. Got an MRI on 03/10, there is a  1cm * 1cm * 0.7 cm mass left, but the report says there is marked structural and kinetic improvements. I am no radiologist, but that sounds like good news!!!! Meeting my oncologist on 03/19 will request her to explain the report to me.   Awaiting my surgery, which is scheduled for... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/106356/surgery http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/105055/thankyou Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:12:04 -0500 WillFightIt Today is a big day for me, I can no longer feel my tumor;for the first time since 10/23/2009, my breast tissue is back to normal; and all this without a single incision (I am not counting the biopsy scars) or a single chemo treatment. May be I am not cancer free yet, and I do know it is too early to celebrate,but atleast I cannot feel the cancer, a bulge, that looked like a harmless golf ball under my skin  but... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/105055/thankyou http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/104279/8-biopsy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:36:52 -0500 WillFightIt The  12 week clinical trial I am on...has research biopsies..@ week 4 and week 8.. week 1 the tumor was 7cm * 4cm ,at week 4 the tumor was about 2cms..now at week 8 ..it is 1.4cm * 1.3cm * 0.6cm....happy about the progress...:) ...I have heard that some women on this study had their tumor vanish by week 8..may be I am not the star performer ..but I am happy that atleast i am not flunking...;-) Lets see what week... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/104279/8-biopsy http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/103477/coaster Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:23:46 -0500 WillFightIt Nov 4th I found out I had probably Stage II breast cancer (2cm), Nov 26th I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant, Dec 15th ..my tumor was 7 cm..so I had moved to Stage III, dec 16th we decided to interrupt the pregnancy..the hormones were working as miracle grow on the cancer....Dec 23rd..I bid good bye to my baby...toughest decision I have ever taken in my life and hopefully nobody has to ever go through this ever....   December 28th decide... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/103477/coaster http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/97477/decisions Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:37:56 -0500 WillFightIt So, my axillary node has cancer in it...bad news!!! But that does not necessarily mean I have to terminate my pregnancy...good news!!!.. Apparently the members of the tumor board were divided into two camps....one saying...its such an aggressive cancer...she ought to terminate the pregany..and start on a very aggressive neoadjuvant chemo follwed by surgery....which means .. A. I get to keep my breast..:) B. I get herceptin 12 weeks from... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/97477/decisions http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/96348/pregnant Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:45:34 -0500 WillFightIt today....saw my baby's little heart pumping away....already 6 weeks pregnant.. weird how all the pregnancy tests were neg...until today.... hoping to heaven i get to keep my baby ..i am already so in love with him/her.... also had an axillary node biopsy today...the node looked weird in mri...but ok ultrasound...but it was oddly shaped....please let it not be positive..i want this baby so bad...:(,  arm hurts from the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/96348/pregnant http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/95693/what-now Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:34 -0500 WillFightIt After the surgeon appt. I had finally accepted the fact that I had cancer..and it will be operated upon on 12/01. My husband and I had already started making plans for a short fun trip to some place nice before all the craziness descends on us....but no...this stupid cancer wont let me plan even few weeks into the future. I get a call from the MRI center, apparently they have detected some abnormality in the axilla of the breast...oh oh...isnt... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/867590/95693/what-now