staypositive's Cancer Blog
May 27, 2008
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I like this website because it lets us all know we are not alone. Thought I’d share a little of my experiences. I tend to run uncontrollably at the mouth so will try to keep it short.
I knew I had cancer when the technician hugged me after the biopsy and said, “I’ll be praying for you”. Yep, that leaves no doubt! I told my 2 sisters who were waiting in the waiting room as soon as we got into the car. (They had already been visited by the way too cheery “nurse navigator” so they knew something was up, too.) So then I said, “Okay since I have cancer, I’m going to play the cancer card and we’re going to eat at the restaurant I want to go to!”
In the crazy days to follow, we kept it light. My sister shouted after seeing my check stub online, “Good! You have $10,000 life insurance!” and the question I uttered after meeting my oncologist who had just explained the plan for my treatment…. On the way out to the car, I asked my sister, “Uh, did I have anything planned for the next year?”
When I went for my lumpectomy, my 2 grown children and 2 sisters gathered for support. While under the knife, they played cards in the waiting room!
I am very fortunate to have a crazy family who deals with life’s ups and downs through humor. I have nothing to complain about; my journey has been relatively easy, and I certainly don’t have to look far to see people in worst condition than I am. By no means do I mean to make light of cancer, nor do I think I’m “done” and will never face it again. I just deal with it the best way I know and count my blessings every day.
Having been through surgery, chemo and radiation, I will be happy to reply to anyone who has questions or just needs to talk.
Take care, everyone!
08.22.08 - 
Thanks for your support -
Dear staypositive,
Thank you for your comment on my blog and your honest and open posts. I’m glad to hear your scare in June was a false alarm!
Yes, it looks like you and I are treating the same kind of cancer. I have been waiting more than 2 weeks for my HER2 test results, so I still don’t know that status! I wish I’d heard this past week, as I’m going back to work on Monday and, if it’s bad news, I’d rather not hear at work. Oh well.
It is a real comfort to me to hear that your chemo and radiation went so well. Thank you for sharing.