[Nowhere Man]

Well, talked to mom just now. She had to have a tube put in for chemo (sent me home so I get something to eat) and came through OK. The PET scan showed that she has cancer only in her left breast and a little in her right (they did not know about) and none detected beyond that. I'm happy at least it is contained there and I was going to bring up the point of taking both breasts (as one Freeper suggested here) anyhoo but the goal is to shrink it and then go in. I know there are times you want to cut it out right away but that is not the best strategy all the time. She can drive herself to chemo too.

She's a fighter, she'll be 75 in August and BTW, she took this better than me although I'm remaining strong or as strong as I can. I wanted to go see her tonite but she told me to stay home because here in Pittsburgh, we had bad thunderstorms (I got home just before they began this afternoon) and she wanted me to be with the cats. Anyhoo, I feel tired and spaced out so I feel I should not be behind the wheel if I can help it, slept very little and almost fell out of my bed to boot.

I know we might have ups and down as we fight this but at least now I feel I had some weight removed from my burden. I'm glad since my job assignment ended and I have to go back looking for work although if need be, I'll have to work things around Mom.

[Tired of Taxes]

Update above in post #73...

[Tired of Taxes]

she has cancer only in her left breast and a little in her right (they did not know about) and none detected beyond that.

That is good news, Nowhere Man!

Many oncologists now are treating with chemo before surgery so that they can see if the chemo is effective against the type of tumor the patient has. So, your mother's doctors are doing what many of the top doctors today are doing to fight this type of cancer. BTW, my oncologist said the senior women tend to do better with chemo than the younger women. At my cancer center, the vast majority of patients were senior citizens, and they seemed to be doing very well. And it sounds like your mother is a very strong woman!

Thanks for keeping us updated.

[pax_et_bonum]

Praying for your mom.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Tired of Taxes, thank you for the ping!!!

Nowhere Man, I’ve pinged Logan’s Prayer Warriors for your update. Give her a *hug* from all of us, please tell her we’re all praying for her. AND YOU!!

[TEXOKIE]

Blessings of the Lord upon you and your mom and family, Nowhere Man. They can do amazing things in treating breast cancer these days.

Chemo is very taxing to the body. If you haven’t already done so, you might consider looking into the various ways it is possible to give her body nutritional support while she undergoes the process. The book, “Prescriptions for Nutritional Healing” by Balch IMHO is a good place to start.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for letting us know! Prayers continue...