Biography

I’m 47 years old, I have 4 children, 3 are adults and 1 still lives at home. I also became a first time grandma last November 2007!
I am a professional photographer and a bookkeeper.
I have been married for just over a year and a half and I don’t think I could ask for a better person to be going through this with, than my husband. He has been just wonderful and very helpful and supportive.

Cancer Symptoms

I found a lump during a self exam.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects

Lumpectomy & Sentinel Node removal . . .April 24, 2008. Most of the pain was from the incision where they took the lymph nodes, it hurt for quite a while.

2nd Surgery . . . May 30, 2008 . . . Lumpectomy Re-do . . . the margins from my first lumpectomy were very small, so they needed to take more tissue. Because I don’t have a lot of tissue to take, he had to take extra skin from my breast and some muscle from my chest wall. The worst part about this surgery was the burning I would feel from the muscle behind my breast.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects

I don’t start radiation until after I’m done with chemo.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects

I started Chemo on June 19, 2008 and as of today 7/7/08 I have only had 1 treatment. My second treatment is this week on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. I will have 6 chemo treatments, 3 weeks apart.
The worst side effect I had was from the Nulasta shot I had the day after chemo. The bone and body aches really kicked my butt. I was fortunate and did not experience any nausea.

On day 14 I started loosing my hair. It was coming out by the handfuls!! By day 16 I couldn’t stand it anymore so I buzzed it all off.

Comments:

Wendy—
Thanks so much for your support of my friend, Ed. It means a great deal to me, as he’s a very special guy. I hope you are doing well. Thanks again for all the support!

Martha

Posted on July 15, 2009 at 6:06:53 AM PDT by mp327