Discovering My Guide To Survival
In February of 2002, I was preparing myself for my annual mammogram. I was feeling fine and having no problems. Then my life suddenly and forever changed with the news that a suspicious lump had appeared on my mammogram. Following a breast biopsy, my surgeon gave me the news that I had an infiltrating ductal carcinoma. The mass was one centimeter in size, and the cell structure of the tumor indicated it would respond well to treatment. I was scheduled for a partial mastectomy and left the surgeon's office with a rather large stack of information about breast cancer. |
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I felt devastated. And I felt angry about this inconvenience to my life. The stack of information turned out to be a great source of comfort and information. The Iowa Breast Cancer Edu-action produced Resource Guide, answered every question I had in the next two weeks prior to surgery. |
My surgery was followed with 33 radiation treatments, and I took tamoxifen for the five years. I am now actively involved with the Iowa Breast Cancer Edu-action organization. It's a hard working and terrific group of women! |
