Early (cautious) Celebrations

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Early (cautious) Celebrations

Remember the 56mm lump that started all this? Well, after 2 cycles of chemo, my MRI shows that said lump is now reduced to 11mm! Yes....you read that right, a whopping great reduction of 45mm!!!!  Apparently I have had a fantastic response to treatment.

This is so good in fact that this morning I had to have a clip inserted. Basically a small marker, the size of a grain of rice, now sits in the small lump in my boob, so that when chemo kills the rest of it and the lump disappears, the surgeon knows where it was to cut it out.

So why do I still need surgery if it's all disappeared?  This is my question of the day, but it seems there is no change to my treatment plan, despite the good news!

Well, I'll take the positive news for now, and the fact that my weird taste side effect has currently gone and I can enjoy a glass or two of wine (or maybe an Aussie port) is an added bonus Wink

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  • That’s great news Thumbsup Enjoy your Wine glass 

  • Fantastic news, enjoy that wine and port I say! 

  • How good is that? Literally disappear before your eyes!! Woah that would have been such a boost  did you get to see pictures or do you just hear them say? That's just so amazing!! Good to know that the marker went in but you're right so is the surgery ever needed - intriguing I can't possibly stop here now!?!?! Lol

  • Hi - I got my diagnosis confirmed 3 weeks ago (found lump 10cm - yep!) 5 weeks ago. Starting chemo next Friday. On similar regime. ER+ & HER2+. Still primary Clap  Loving your blog Fingers crossed - here goes. Oncologist, clinic team & us are looking for mass shrinking, but end is a mastectomy. Hoping to save as many lymph nodes as pos. At 69 I’m Ok with all this. Like you I’m a walker so hoFingers crossedng to continue with my daily 5km. 2024 is going to be dedicated to getting cancer free, instead of sailing & trekking trips I was planning - delayed since 2019 for various reasons (including 2 yrs tFingers crossedCOVID). Fun packed 70th year 2024 Joy