About
My life theme for March 2007 was “Holy crap!” - I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer at the tender age of 39 (yes, it’s the one circumstance in which I get told “You’re so young!”) and had a mastectomy 16 days after diagnosis. My first blog, Imagine Bright Futures, was about my niece’s adventures with a rare liver disease, and the theme holds true for my own adventures in medical land, so I have christened this blog Imagine Bright Futures II.
For those in the know, my cancer was: IDC, 1.9 cm, + extensive & multifocal DCIS, stage 2, grade 1, 1+ node out of 16 nodes taken, ER+/PR+, Her2neu -
Timeline:
- March 1, 2007: my niece tells me she’s “sorry for the cancer”
- March 3, 2007: I get a call back for a 2nd mammogram
- March 9, 2007: biopsy - ouch!
- March 13, 2007: diagnosis
- March 13 - March 25: a lot of tests: C/T, PET, MRI, 3 more biopsies
- March 29, 2007: mastectomy
- April 19, 2007: port placement surgery
- May 3, 2007: chemo - A/C
- June 28, 2007: chemo - taxol
- August 9, 2007: all done with chemo!
- Sept 21, 2007: port out
- Oct 7, 2007: I start taking tamoxifen
- Oct 9, 2007: radiation starts
- Oct 14- 16, 2007: retreat
- Nov. 6, 2007: I stop taking tamoxifen (too much for me with rads side effects)
- Nov 19, 2007: all done with rads!
- early-mid Dec, 2007: start tamoxifen again


6 Comments
April 6, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Amanda,
Hang in there, keep smiling, and know that you are loved!
Best wishes for bright futures!
June 12, 2007 at 4:17 am
My grandmother was dx with breast cancer over 25+ years ago. She, also, had a mascetomy. She’s still meaner than a snake~ LOL! Hang in there! God has a special plan for you. I will be praying for you!
September 5, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Amanda, I found your blog through Undone, and I was just frozen in in my chair, reading about the events you’ve been through recently….damn! You’re one amazing woman!
Thanks for helping to spread the word about mammography in our age group, too.
I’m so glad I stopped by! Hope you’re feeling better every day, now that the chemo’s done.
October 29, 2007 at 5:13 pm
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December 6, 2007 at 4:03 am
Hey there -
just found your blog. am loving it. glad to meet a fellow “survivor” (well, you know what i mean)! i look forward to reading more.
April 27, 2008 at 7:00 am
Hi,
I just found your blog and think it’s great. Diagnosed at 38 it’s nice to talk to another youngster. I’ll be keeping an eye on this blog for a while
Kate
http://www.aftercancernowwhat.wordpress.com
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