Originally Posted by sandy simpson (Post 4136038)

Tell Linda she is in my prayers. I am a breast cancer survivor and I tell you without my faith and trust in Jesus I would have despaired. She needs to get all the info and make up her mind to be positive and aggressive with her treatment. I believe our days on earth are planned and so it is all in the hands of the Lord. Look up and do not allow worry or fear to dominate. God is in total control.

Originally Posted by hnybun128 (Post 4137439)

Oh Linda, I am just reading this now. I too am a cancer survivor. I had a 1.8cm tumor & 10% of my left kidney removed a few years back. My pups (well, singular pup at the time) was such a comfort- I know yours will be, too! Sending lots of prayers & hugs your way!

Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 4136012)

Oh you all have NO idea how sweet your words are...and how good they make me feel right now. I am pretty tired right now and am not going to post much.....but I have to say thank you SO much and let you know how much it all means to me that so many of you have taken the time to care so much and let me know it.

With everything hitting me lately, I honestly have just been on some kind of auto pilot or something. I had surgery last Thursday. Actually, the day of surgery, I was in the hospital waiting to be called for the operation and making telephone calls about my Teddy Bear who was sick. I had taken him to the EC late the night before and he was kept there until morning (his bladder was blocked by stones). My son picked him up on the way to get me and we dropped him at my vet on the way to the hospital. He ended up at GCVS that day...my son had to leave the hospital and pick him up from my vet and take him to the hospital because my vet said his temp was dropping. The day after surgery, my son drove me up to GCVS to take Sunny D to have his tongue worked on..and they then informed me that Teddy needed immediate surgery. Just crazy..and he ended up having a liver shunt. Anyway.....I have had to go to GCVS in Houston every day...it is about a 45 minute to 1 hour trip each way so it is a bit of a hike for me. Not bad but when you do it every day for a couple of weeks and couple that with not feeling well its a bit stressful. My son drove me for two days because I was somewhat wifty from the anesthesia. I really did not need any pain meds until I got the infection...then things changed a bit...and since I had to drive this week I did not take anything for pain during the day. About two days ago, I finally started sort of decomposing and feeling sorry for myself..something I don't like to do. I cried and carried on a bit....the biggest worry in all of this honestly was my pups. Thankfully, for two days during the surgery thing, a good friend stayed here and of course my son was around to help. He is always so good to me.

Anyway...my pups have me very very concerned right now. I have never had so many be sick at once like this. I have been joking about a black cloud hovering, but it really is not a joke. It has been devastating in many ways to me. This is pretty awful. BUT...when Sunny D walked up to me wagging his tail today it really brightened my day...and then, this afternoon, to hear that the nodes were free of cancer was another good moment.

I will definitely be getting radiation and will be taking an estrogen blocker for five years. The jury is still out on chemo. As TXVicki said, they are doing that Oncotype DX test and then in three weeks we will see what that says.

Thank you again SO very much for your kind words and your prayers! I do believe in the power of prayer and especially the very powerful YT ones! :)

Wishing all of you a Happy Valentine's Day and reminding you to GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS if you have not yet this year!!! I was stupid and let it go for a few years...this could probably have been a bit less traumatic if caught earlier.