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Name:
Lori (lori0513)

Member Since:
March 9, 2007

Location:
Ohio

Type of Cancer:
Breast Cancer

Diagnosis Date:
May 5 2006

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 2

Tumor Size:
03

ER:
Positive

Lymph Node Involvement:
Yes

Surgery:
Lymph Node Removal, Lumpectomy

Radiation:
yes

Chemotherapy:
Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel), Cyclophosphamide (brand name: Cytoxan), Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin)

Hormone Therapy:
Arimidex

Profile:
Cancer Survivor

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
That it can have a mind of it's own

Cancer Symptoms:

Lump

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Lumpectomy with clear margins, 15 lymph nodes removed with 9 showing cancer cells. CT Scans done and showed NO signs of spreading.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Started radiation Oct. 25, 2006 and finished up Dec. 14, 2006. Side Effect: breast pain, very tender. And Still very tender.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Started chemo June 8 2006 and finished up Sept. 28. 2006. Side effects weren’t to bad. Just did what I was suppose to so I wouldn’t have many.. Biggest side effect.. Baldness but I got through that too.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Armidex. Started Feb. 12, 2007 after I had hysterectomy on Feb. 5. Tumor was estrogen fed so I just decided to get rid of everything.

Fundraising Description:

Relay For Life is our biggest fundraiser where I’m from. My daughter has been involved with it for years, and who knew that her own mom (me) would be a big part of what she has done.

lori0513's Cancer Blog

May 10, 2007

Just Talking To Myself Views: 178

Just trying to remind myself that not all people have their cancer come back. They tell you “5 years” is the key to knowing you are clear of cancer. I never wanted 5 years to go so fast, but yet that means I get older, kids get older and so on.. It just means everything in the world to me to become a grandmother some day.. I never knew how bad I wanted that until I found out I had cancer last year.. And still to this day it’s are to type or say I had cancer.. Cancer is a very strong, scarey word.
To everyone out there that is afraid of the ugly C returning.. Keep the faith and live your life without worrying about it..

Posted on May 10, 2007 at 12:53:12 PM by Lori ( Link to this post.

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3 comments)

Lori, You are so right – keep the faith. We have to live as though it will never reappear. If it does, we deal with that when it happens.
Hugs!
Karen

Posted on May 10, 2007 at 1:19:17 PM by kleebeck

We are strong and we will live through any thing they toss at us.

Love Sherri

Posted on May 13, 2007 at 12:40:39 AM by karlak

I am very new to this blog. The days following treatment are actually the worse. I had my dx on August 15, 2006. I thought it was the worse day in my life. I have been having back pain and of of course I am worried It is all over the place. I just wish I could get over it! ARE my next five years to be spent inthis angst?
Hope you are happy!

Posted on May 27, 2007 at 7:41:07 PM by susanp

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