Day 19 1st Day with Medical Oncologist

Day 19

Met Dr. Perez today!
My medical oncologist.
I LOVE HER!!!
I gave her a huge hug as soon as she walked in the door.

"Nobody has ever given me a hug right away! This is a first!" she said with a smile!
"Thank you for taking me on as a patient! I am so grateful!"
"We are going to take care of you!"
And I knew I was meant to be in her care!
I never felt rushed or felt like I was asking dumb questions.
Pure comfort!
Anthony agrees.
We love her!
The breakdown is that next week we finish tests and Monday the 24th start chemo.
I will be doing chemo for 6 months and then surgery.
This is a clip from my caring bridge website on whats happening next week.....

"Next week...
Monday- MRI Tues- Genetic Testing because if I test positive for the cancer gene I have a 42% chance of getting ovarian cancer so we may do a complete hysterectomy if I test positive!
Tues- MUGA heart testing because chemo can be bad on my heart so they need to make sure it is strong enough to handle it!
Wed- Outpatient surgery to implant my port in my chest to administer the chemo!
Thurs- PET scan to check body for cancer
Friday- Chemo teaching and training
Then start Chem that next Monday! So chemo in 10 days! Holy moly!!!!
The plan is taxol chemo every week for 3 months! this will make me loose my hair within 2-3 weeks! Then switch chemos to FEC a more aggressive type for another 3 months. This one is only every 3 weeks! Then in 6 months after all of that chemo...surgery. Double mastectomy and possible hysterectomy!
CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So Here's to knowing the plan and attacking it head on...full speed ahead! Your goin down cancer! Take that!"


So like i said...bring on the plan!
After the whirlwind of the morning Anthony and i came home and packed for Chicago.
The airline Spirit showed some compassion and let us fly standby for the last flight of the night!
We sat there for 6 hours and got on!!!!!
So even though we missed our am flight due to an emergency Dr. appointment, it was still meant to be that we had out weekend together with out the boys!

Peace Out Florida!
Chi-Town here we come!
Kristina and Val put on your dancin shoes!!!