Good News

I received a pathology report back from my surgery two weeks ago and there was no sign of cancer.  This means that the chemotherapy has worked and the primary tumor is gone.  Because I opted to NOT have the secondary tumor removed (under my arm) I will most likely still proceed with radiation to be sure there is not "stray" cancer cells left over in this area.  There is a good chance that these are gone too - but will consult with the radiation oncologist next week about how we proceed and next steps.

I did truly believe we would have good news from this report, but to find out that there is NO sign of cancer, was the best news possible.  This was incredibly encouraging and we have felt a great sense of relief this week.  There is still work to be done and there are no guarantees, but it does feel like the hardest work is behind us and we have turned a corner.  

SJ