Hello! It has been awhile since I posted. I am happy to say that my oncotype report came back very positive. Out of a score of 100, I got a 10. That means I am low risk for the cancer returning and they also tested the tissue to see how it would react to chemotherapy and it came back that my cancer would not benefit from chemotherapy. I am so thankful for continued research in the area of breast cancer! I know for sure that God has been merciful to me.
In the area of reconstruction, I have a tissue expander in, and soon I will be going every few weeks for them to expand it with saline, then in several months I will have a two hour surgery to replace it with an implant. There are several different ways to do reconstruction, but I chose what I think will be the simplest and easiest for me.
Points of prayer: That my final drain will come out this week. It has been four weeks! The plastic surgeon likes for the drain to be giving out 30ml or less of fluid for 3 days in a row, but I have been consistently at 45 ml for a few weeks. I think maybe my body is just different :) He said there is a time limit as to how long they keep it in, no matter what. There are no signs of infection (as of today), so hopefully Friday when I go back he will take it out and my body will just absorb any extra fluid.
One other thing on my mind is starting the tamoxafin medication. I am going to be starting it this week and I know that it is useful and helpful to pretty much every woman who gets cancer pre-menopausal. I just have always had a fear of taking medicine (everyone has some sort of fear, right?). I am confident that I will be OK, and just have to get past my humanness. God has brought me this far, I don't think He is just going to leave me alone now! I feel I am in good medical hands and believe that they will help me make the best decisions for my health.
I will continue to blog to give updates on reconstruction, further surgery or whatever may be on my mind. I have read that journaling is good therapy!
Praise the Lord, Sharren! So happy to read the good news! Love you and your family and Matt and I will continue to be prayerful for you all!
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