2nd Email

4/9/08
Hello All!

Well, I meet with my surgeon today. He told me that as far as they know I am in Stage II. There is a tumor, about 2cm, and because of the size that is why they think it is Stage II. I will have a lumpectomy to remove the tumor and then chemotherapy after that. I will first have to have an MRI done to make sure there are no other areas of concern that need to be addressed before I have surgery. The MRI will occur within the next week or so, the nurse will call me with an appointment date tomorrow. After the results of the MRI surgery will be like 2-3 weeks later. I will have to wait around 6 weeks or so before I start chemo. I don't know how much chemo I will need until after the surgery and they extract a lymph node to test. If there is anything in the lymph node they will have to remove all the lymph nodes on the right. From there, the oncologist will determine how much chemo and if there is a need for radiation. So I hope I did a good job explaining this. Any questions you have just, OH HELL, Google it and tell me!!!!!! Ok, really, just ask and then I will tell you to Google it and then call me back and explain it to me!!!

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, I really appreciate you all. And keep them coming!

Nina