Big Day Today!

An overwhelming day to say the least. We started with chemo teaching which almost caused Jen and I both to have a panic attack. A handful of prescription to get filled (mostly anti nausea meds), a long list of over the counter medicines that we need to have in stock at home (just in case), a shorter list of medicines I shouldn't take, and then an onslaught of all the things I can't or shouldn't do while going through chemo. WOW!!!! I am just glad it was all written down.

My first chemo treatment is scheduled for Friday March 5th at 8:30 am. We were able to look at the area where they do the chemo treatment. Everyone just looked sick to me, but at least they looked comfortable!

Then onto genetic testing results. I found out that I am BRCA 2 positive. In this case positive is not a positive thing. It means that I have a mutation which increases my risk of certain cancers. This explains why I have cancer but it also means I have a 27% chance of getting breast cancer again in the next 5 years, 64% chance of getting breast cancer again by age 70, and a 15% chance of getting ovarian cancer (the general population has a less than 2% chance of ever getting ovarian cancer).

Needless to say, I am drinking a nice cold beverage as I am sitting here writing my post tonight. Not really sad, but just trying to process it all. This doesn't change my chemo treatment plan and since I am starting with chemo, it will give me several months to make decisions about the upcoming surgeries.