Well, Stephanie successfully completed her last chemo treatment! YAY! Her sister, Sharon, came down Friday and is staying until Wednesday to help take care of her during her last bad week. She has been doing fairly well this time, and we've decided that's due to Aunt Sharon being here. When Aunt Sharon's here Steph talks more, moves more, and doesn't simply sit in her chair and feel like crap. She has to go back this coming Wednesday for another Herceptin treatment, and then every 3 weeks after that until June. Those are easy though, and actually give her more energy. In roughly four weeks she'll have a lumpectomy. The surgeon is going to take out some of the tissue and cells that were around the tumor (which is completely gone!) leaving the majority of the breast. With this surgery the chances of another occurrence are between 10-15%. Not bad odds, really. The surgery takes about an hour and a half and is an out patient procedure. A few weeks after surgery she'll then have radiation. The radiation will be aimed at the tumor area and will kill any remaining cancer cells that might be hanging around.
So, overall, almost done!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and mom has been invited to a few different events by one of the nurses at her doctor's office. This Thursday is a Big Band Dance that she and my dad will be attending. She is really excited - bought a new outfit and hat even! She should be feeling pretty good for that, because Thursdays are generally a good day. (She has herceptin on Wednesdays and on Thursday has energy again)
Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers. The hard part is over, but we are nowhere near done. The SFC has officially lost though, and now we just need to finish the clean-up process!
