We got good news at the surgeons. I have a copy of the pathology report from the remaining lymph nodes (she took out 6 more on Feb 1st). It shows there is no further cancer in remaining 6 nodes they took out. I told Dr Janzen  about the numbness and the nerve pain I was having. She said costal nerve was not cut so thinks it will improve when swelling healing happens.. says nerves get manipulated etc, so hopefully it will improve, it’s numb in parts and hypersensitive in others. She said she felt the incisions were healing well.

I saw family Dr today and I go back and see her again on 22nd, to see if I feel ok enough to go back to work. Told her right now I’m not, that nerve pain and extensive numbness etc was gross right now… plus my neck C6-7 pain has been exacerbated (not as severe as before, but it’s not right either, and is causing me some bother).  So I’ll hear from and see cancer clinic  hopefully in the next couple weeks.  I am feeling good that there was no remaining cancer, but still could be cells in breast along track where biopsy was… so hopefully the radiation will blast any remaining cells.

The worst part right now is this unrelenting pain and numbness that is there all the time. I wasn’t expecting any nerve pain. I had read that there might be numbness,  but this pain is weird. I want it to fade away with the swelling and I hope that it does.

So the short version is, I think I got good news today. I still have to see Cancer clinic and talk to them, and I know I will need 4-6 weeks of radiation, but what I don’t know, is if I will also need chemo along with the tamoxifin or other hormone receptive med I will be put on. Both of my drs told me they think I will also need to have chemo as the cancer spread to a lymph node…  but I will talk to the cancer clinic. This is their specialty and it’s a new road I’m on, so i’ll listen carefully to all options ahead.

I’m resting up for the next hoop to jump through to get me through this. I thank everyone who’s emailed me and or called/visited. It’s swell to have friends and feel supported.

…Pam…