Another test has been ordered to study the molecular make up of the tumor to determine the risk recurrence and whether or not I will need chemotherapy. This is a test done in California by a company called Genomic. Learn more about this test and what it tells doctors. So...this test means that we push out my Monday appointment with my oncologist until Wednesday, 3/21. We anticipate she will have these results and not have to call me back for another appointment. Let's get all the info at once - review pathology from surgery, review the oncatype test and talk about next steps. Plus, I will have my preliminary radiation appointment the same day.
Preliminary information that I know now about my cancer. The stage is 1A, which means that the mass was 2cm and no lymph nodes were involved (or no cancer detected in the nodes). For more visual information, please visit the government health website.
I provided this information resource for those of you that are curious to know more about the technical part of the process.
This is a lot of information to digest but it is a reminder to me that the medicine of treatment is equal parts science and art. I believe the role of healing is equal parts faith, trust and attitude.
Truth #157: I miss my running shoes. The crushed granite that makes its way into my shoes. Mud that kicks up on the back of my legs when I run in after a rain. I see them in the corner of my room because I know it will be soon that I can put them on and run (OK, maybe jog or just walk) again soon. The shoes are hideous - pink and electric yellow, but they work so well for trails and feel so good.
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