About Me

I am a happily married 40 year-old mother of three who was recently diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer through my first EVER mammogram. I am making it my mission to get the word out about the importance of annual mammograms and early detection. Do not delay this vital test! My cancer would not have been detected as a lump for probably 10 years so the mammogram was key in highlighting these cancer cells. Because of this early detection, I will not only SURVIVE this illness but be a STRONGER person because of it!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

April 27, 2011 - Biopsy Results

My OB calls to tell me it is DCIS...what the heck is that?!  Ductal Carcinoma in Situ.  So if you are going to get bad news about cancer, it is essentially the best bad news you can get.  It is really no surprise; Dr. Fish had been pretty frank with me about what to expect and he was right on.  The OB refers me to Dr. Monica Eigelberger (yes, it is a mouthful) who is a breast cancer surgeon specialist and her office agrees to see me the next day.  And so it begins...
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