Expanding to move on out

Yes, expanding the left expander by 60cc's today. I think that puts the leer arend 400cc's which is around 100 cc's short of wanting a comfortable size C or a small D.  We want to exchange this left over to a permanent implant so we can do some MRI's on my spots on the liver and lung. 

My right non expander flap is almost fully healed from radiation and the plastic surgeon seemed pretty pleased with that too, but did say that reconstructive surgery would be I. Late fall 2016. He likes the right pect flap, but knows it still has healing to do. The latissus flap reconstruction surgery is doable, but will most likely put me at a desk job from here on out. That is doable. 

I did get the full today which I was not expecting at.all. I am scheduled to come I. Again for another fill in a few weeks. 

Updates... Ovaries... Breast cancer, love hate!

Last Thursday I took another step of checking things off of my preventative care BRCA2 + lists. I had my ovaries removed. Bilateral Oophorectomy. Since my breast cancer was estrogen and progesterone driven, it was a choice to either go on hormone blocker shots for the rest of my life or have my ovaries extracted to stop any more estrogen and progesterone to be produced in my body.

 

Journaling thoughts

I was stage 1a grade 3 initially and after surgery was changed to stage 2b grade 3. (8 tumors in right breast in various sizes and after surgery , pathology found a lymph node that was removed to have a tumor so I had a second surgery to remove tier 1 , 14 nodes). Surgery was first because of the grade 3! Very aggressive. Then I did chemo then radiation. ER+, PG+, Her2-, but BRCA2 +

Bone density and check up

Today I had my first ever bone density scan. They requested one since chemotherapy can be so harsh on the body. I hope all is ok with it. Normal is ok!!'

I see dr. Busick today for the first time since my oncologist, dr. Rooney is out on maternity leave. I have a list of questions for him  so I hope I don't scare him off. Haha

I fill out the paperwork today to join the trial study of the Pallas randomized phase III trial of palbococlib with standard adjuvant endocrine therapy. This is an additional drug regimen for maintenance to help my system ward off any new or recurrent cancer. This is a 1/1 placebo so I might get the real drug or might not. That is the risk of these types of trials.

Today I feel good. Swelling in legs a bit and a slight headache, but I think these are side wffects of the exemestane 

Scans me baby

So I got my in remission status Friday, but I need a CT scan or my left lower lung lobe to check on a Lesion to see what it is. So today I go in for another CT scan this time of my chest and we'll cross our fingers that it's not then. Pray that it  is nothing.

Liver lung and remission

Watch on liver and lung, but I did get this great news

I just got my "you are in remission" statement from my oncologist on Friday. Yahoooooo! After nearly 1 year of treatments, I am a SURVIVOR!

Liver spot suspect and baby girls tonsils

So 12 mm spot on liver is my concern, apparently not the radiologists and they suggested to wait until August to do another CT scan, nope, I insisted on another CT scan now. I wanted a biopsy, but oncologist is saying no. Can't do MRI because of expander... Ultrasound was inconclusive to say if it was a cyst or mass. Fatty liver disease is what they can suggest. How do I let this go for 3 months?! Just frustrated. So far blood work is not showing liver levels as a concern.   CT scan some today, now I wait for radiologist to compare March CT to today's. CT scan was non-contrast because I am allergic to the IV dye (shellfish allergy) and drinkable contrast (sulfate). Haha, damn body

Prayers for out baby girl. She has surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids tomorrow.