I saw my medical oncologist for the first time today. He was amazing as was all of the staff I met. He is anticipating chemotherapy, but wants to run one last test on the tumor. It is an oncotype dx test. Basically this will help determine the probability of my cancer coming back. If the probability is low, I may not have to have chemo. As we are awaiting the results of the test, he is making preparations for me to have chemo. That is so if the test comes back with higher probability I'll be ready to go. So I have to be patient again while waiting for the test results, and I have to start being a patient as I prepare for the chemo treatments I may have. So, I have to have an echocardiogram, and am being scheduled for a mediport. My treatment will last 4 months, and then I will have radiation. If the test indicates chemo needs to be done, details will be forthcoming as to the particulars of the treatment schedule.
So I wait, and prepare for a couple of possible scenarios. Thanks for all of your kind words and prayers.
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