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Originally Posted by sandy simpson  Jeanie, do not worry about radiation side effects. You will be fine. There is no pain involved. You just lay on that table and after a few prayers, it is done! The only concern you have is that your skin may have a little burn but it won't if you use that cream right after. Call a pharmacist or ask a radiologist what cream to use. You will breeze right through this! Another mountain to climb but you never go alone-the Lord will never leave you or forsake you. Your life is in His hands. We are not to fear but walk in peace knowing He has your footsteps directed. The worse thing is that you will miss Tibbe and he will certainly miss you! |
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Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie Oh my goodness. I guess I missed this threads. Sending prayers your way! |
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Originally Posted by EarthAngel Jeanie, I have you in my prayers and thoughts that you are doing well. Hugs to you and Tibbe! God Bless |
Thank you all for your wonderful thoughts and prayers. I'm eternally blessed to have you. Here's an update:
Well, I'm stunned and haven't been online as I've been thinking and praying. Turns out the malignancy was extremely tiny, early and all of the malignancy was extracted by the needle biopsy and no malignancy seen in any of the lumpectomy tissue - at all!!! For this reason and my age and continuing hip and back problems and low grade osteoporosis, neither oncologist thinks I need either radiation or even Tamoxofen(sp?), given the odds in my case. I have a 4% less chance of getting a return of the malignancy on Tamoxofen at my age with my type of CA than I have if I don't take it. The odds are slightly better with radiation but not by much. They both like having the radiation as a card to play down the road should it be needed and think it is worth it to my health to not make me have the "overkill" of radiation right now. Apparently, the Tamoxofen isn't that much of a deterrent at my age with my type of tumor so they think the side effects would certainly come in to play. Anyway, I'm going to talk to the surgeon as they both are and we'll go from there.
It's certainly good news as I didn't ever ask about the type of or grade of malignancy I had - I usually do better with something scary the less I know for a while. So these last two days hearing about how early on it was caught and how blessed and lucky I was to have had the screening mammogram when I did have really been a lesson in preventive medicine and a pleasant shock. My surgeon was more like "it's cancer so out it comes and the protocol is for radiation or mastectomy....period" and asked me if I wanted particulars and I said "No, not right now, please". She did tell me it was very low grade and I was certainly rewarded for getting the screening mammogram when I did and because of it, would have less trouble all along and left it at that until I was ready to talk to her about it. So, now, I'll call her and discuss the radiation and Tamoxofen and see what she thinks.
I am so grateful to have caught this so early that I'm still a little shocked that I may not be getting further treatment and have got more thinking and consulting to do. I'll probably get a second opinion, too. But for now, I just don't want to do anything but sleep. haha!