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Change of plan!!!
Well I wish I could say it was a good change, but I’m not so sure it is. I saw both of my oncologists today. Tomorrow is my last round of the worst chemo, which technically means that the next three weeks will be the hardest. Then things are supposed to get better as the next four rounds are a different kind, which aren’t supposed to make me as tired. However, instead of having surgery as planned in the fall, now I need 28 rounds of radiation first. So surgery won’t happen until 6 weeks after THAT, so probably after Christmas. I now have to wait for my surgeon…
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My story
Where to start. Well I suppose that’s easy. Buckle up – this will be a long one. In October of 2014, I went to the doctor for my annual check up. All was well, no issues, no lumps. I asked my doc if now that I’m 41 I should start getting regular mammograms. She told me that “actually, they are now recommending that women without any family history or palpable lumps or issues can probably wait until they turn 50 to go for regular screening”. So I said ok then!! December 2014, I got an email at work that the BC Cancer Agency was bringing a mobile screening clinic to UVic…