So sorry it's been so long :(

Hello everyone!

I know what you’re thinking, ‘they’ve abandoned the blog!’ Nope, just haven’t had much to update and not a lot of time to do so! That being said, yesterday was a busy one in the cancer department…


We had our follow up appointment with Dr. Londer the oncologist at 11:30am- tough getting up to go since mom and I had both worked 12hr night shifts! Unfortunately he was running late, very late and almost wasn’t going to be able to see us before our next appointment with the radiologist oncologist scheduled for 1pm. But since this appointment was for us to find out the oncotype dx results, it was imperative for us to talk to Londer first (this test result would determine whether or not mom would need to have chemotherapy, which would have to be done first before radiation). Eventually he was able to get us back into a room, when it was unfortunately discovered that the oncotype results were not back yet- such a bummer. They tried to call the company in California, but still they weren’t going to be available for at least another day. We’ve all been a little uptight about getting these results since it could significantly impact the course of treatment; we just want to know what the plan is! So after a few wasted hours, Dr. Londer still advised us to go see Dr. Nisi, the radiologist oncologist, because he’s 90%sure that the results will come back with good news, meaning mom won’t have to do chemo (Dr. Nisi also thinks this will be the case).

Trying not to be too disappointed, we walked down the hall to Dr. Nisi’s office. We first met with a nurse who educated us about radiation, told us tons and tons of information and gave us paperwork that reinforces everything. Then Dr. Nisi came in and we talked more about what to expect, side effects, etc. It was all very informative and great to meet another member of our cancer butt kicking team!

Mom is scheduled next week to have her Radiology Mapping done- it’s a series of XRays, Catscans, etc. to determine a 3D image of her chest and chest wall so they know exactly where to administer the radiation. We did learn that they irradiate the entire breast for 28 treatments and then the last 5 they give a ‘boost’ to the tumor site.

So pending no surprises from the oncotype dx results, mom will begin her 6 weeks of radiation on September 28th (she’ll have treatment every Monday through Friday for a total of 6 weeks) and finish a little before Thanksgiving. She even got the 9am spot she was hoping for!

Thanks everyone for checking in- shout out a few big prayers for a low recurrence score on the oncotype results! I’ll update when we have the them.

Love you all, we can never thank you enough for the continued support you all bless us with!

The Petersons