My last HURRAH in Vegas was a fun time, but I was ready to come home. 5 days in Vegas is way too long, and I REALLY missed my children! They had a Sex in the City slot machine that was WAY too fun and interactive. Those darn gambling and hotel executives are way too clever….they know how to get a girl to gamble…..just see if she can win money by SHOPPING!!! Those bastards! Anyway, it took my mind off the surgery and actually the whole process for a while so it was a nice interruption.
Surgery is less than 2 weeks away and I can say I am not nervous yet. (Remember, I am a procrastinator so even my feelings come out later than I would expect!) I have had lots of great people contact me via facebook, cards, email, cell phone, texts and I just want to let everyone know that I WILL respond to everyone, but I am going to wait until I am bored in bed healing and have lots of time on my hands!! I am just really ready to get this damn cancer out of me!
As I was writing this blog, I realized I never said exactly what my breast cancer is. I have invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 3 (NOT stage III, that will come later). Invasive means that the cancer has “invaded” or spread to the surrounding breast tissues. Ductal means that the cancer began in the milk ducts, which are the “pipes” that carry milk from the milk-producing lobules to the nipple. Carcinoma refers to any cancer that begins in the skin or other tissues that cover internal organs — such as breast tissue. All together, “invasive ductal carcinoma” refers to cancer that has broken through the wall of the milk duct and begun to invade the tissues of the breast. Over time, invasive ductal carcinoma can spread to the lymph nodes and possibly to other areas of the body. It is the most common type of breast cancer, 80% of breast cancer diagnosis is Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. The grade 3 means that it is a more aggressive growing tumor than a grade 1 or 2. The tumor is 1.5 cm so it's small and it was caught early! Thank you Jesus for that reminder letter from my OB/GYN that told me to have that mammogram!!
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