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Vital Info

Name:
Kathysman (kathysman)

Member Since:
January 7, 2012

Instant messaging:
facebook: Blair Reinhardt

Location:
Jacksonville, 32218

Birthday:
November 14, 1960

Profile:
Loved One is a Cancer Survivor

Cancer Info

Name:
Kathy

Relation:
Wife

Type of Cancer:
Breast Cancer

Diagnosis Date:
April 10, 2011

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 4

Tumor Size:
07

ER:
Negative

PR:
Negative

Her2 Status:
No

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

Surgery:
Mastectomy

Radiation:
Radiation Therapy

Chemotherapy:
Cisplatin (Platinol, Platinol-AQ), Taxol (Paclitaxel)

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
Everything!

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
Question anything strange in your body

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
Pray, Pray, Pray!

Metastasized? Where?:
In the spine and skull. Bones, liver, lungs, both femurs, soft tissue and now the right breast

Cancer Center:
The Mayo Clinic

Tips for others on how to deal with the physical side effects of chemo/cancer:
Do everything your doctor tells you to do.

Tips for others on how to deal with the mental struggles of chemo/cancer:
Just keep thinking about the cancer being stopped

End of Treatment Date:
August 14, 2011

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Radical Mastectomy of the left beast, 11/14/2011, 24 nodes removed, all showed no sign of cancer.

Radiation or Proton Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Radiation was the hardest for Kathy a lot of little pains and soreness.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

3 (months not sure of all the drug names. A/C and taxol i think. Round two,Cisplatin.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

We wish, Kathy is triple negative.

Clinical Trials:

Tissue donated for research.
Limphodiama study

Stats

Posts: 25

Photos: 1

Events: 4

My Supporters: 73

I Support: 108

Comments: 318

Kathysman's Profile Page

Biography

I am the proud husband of a strong, brave, loving woman

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects

Radical Mastectomy of the left beast, 11/14/2011, 24 nodes removed, all showed no sign of cancer.

Radiation or Proton Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects

Radiation was the hardest for Kathy a lot of little pains and soreness.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects

3 (months not sure of all the drug names. A/C and taxol i think. Round two,Cisplatin.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects

We wish, Kathy is triple negative.

Clinical Trials

Tissue donated for research.
Limphodiama study

Comments:

There is NOTHING more loving you can do for your wife than be there with her during this time. xx Sending tons of positive energy your way. You are both in our prayers. Love each other with all of your hearts :) Debbie

Posted on May 8, 2012 at 5:54:26 AM by Amazing Race

Hi…how are ya? I am currently getting my chemo today.. fun fun fun! Petscan coming up soon. Hope ur both finding ways to embrace life zand fight! I keep thinking bout ya..please take care and ttys :)