I guess it is best to start at the beginning.

I found a huge lump in my left breast in February 2010. I had recently weaned George when I went to work at Wal-mart so I really thought it was just mastitis or a clogged duct. I called my mid-wife and she started me on a few herbs. I took them faithfully for about a month but nothing really happened except my breast got larger and sore. So I called her back and she started me on a few more herbs. The swelling went down and the soreness went away. My mid-wife came to see me and during her visit she could see that I was scratching my head and looked puffy so she had me add a few more herbs to my list and admonished me to watch my diet. NO sugar, more fruit and veggies.

Immediately we had results. The swelling went down, the soreness was totally gone and we were left with a walnut sized rock hard lump. I continued to take the herbs but let off of the diet. A little sugar wouldn't hurt me, or so I thought. The lump never changed.

In June I had a dream that I had Geo call Dr Wold and make me an appointment. Dr Wold is a doctor who used to be in Roosevelt. He delivered Miquel, Vinnie and Aaron. But before I could even go to my six week check up for the birth of Aaron, Dr Wold moved to the Wasatch front and I never heard from him again. I had no idea where he even was. I thought the dream was dumb and didn't act on it. But I kept remembering it and decided to look Dr Wold up on the Internet.

Dr Wolds office is two blocks from moms house in American Fork. I called and made an appointment. June 22, 2010 I was reacquainted with Dr Wold. I don't think he remembered me. It has been 18 years, I have gained a lot of weight, and changed my name. But he tried to remember me. I don't know why we needed to see him other than it put us in to a pool of doctors and hospitals that I would not have had here in Vernal. All of my doctors are two blocks from moms house.

I was impressed with his response. He wanted me to have a mammogram and see a surgeon. They tried to get me into a doctor but she was out of town. There happened to be an opening for Dr Clark Sheffield. They made me an appointment for later that day and scheduled my mammogram and ultrasound for after lunch.

When I got to moms house they had called and the surgeon wanted to see me right away. We left right then and went to his office. He spent a good hour with us and suggested that when they do the ultra sound they also get a biopsy.

So our first official day of our cancer journey was June 22, and on that day we saw an OB, saw a surgeon, had a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy. All we could say was that angels were helping and guiding us to get things done as quickly and easily as possible.

The next week we took the boys out to the zoo. On our way there Dr Sheffield's office called and they said they wanted to see us. We cut our zoo visit short so we could be in their office before they closed for the July 4 weekend.

I have infiltrating lobular carcinoma. It is a rare cancer of the breast. Not necessarily harder to treat just more rare than ductal carcinoma. We would start by having a lumpectomy and then radiation. At least that is what I heard. Geo says now that there was more to the treatment plan than that but I chose not to hear it. I was in major denial. An appointment was made to see the oncologist and the plastic surgeon for consecutive weeks.

The next week we met with Dr. Wendy Breyer, oncologist. She is a cute little asian girl with beautiful legs. She changed our treatment plan. This really knocked my feet out from under me. I was able to deal with it pretty well til CHEMO came into the discussion. Again Geo says that it had been mentioned before but I had never heard it. So anyway, treatment became Sentinal node discetion>Chemo>mastectomy and oophectomy>radiation and hormone therapy.
She also did the genetics testing, ordered ct scans of my chest and abdomin and a bone density scan.

All the tests came back clear. It is not genetics, even though every person who has ever died in our family has died from cancer. So that is good news to all my sisters. There is no sign on the CT scans in my lungs or liver and I have very good bone density. I am as healthy as a horse, I just have cancer.

To date we have had the Sentinal Node Disection. Cancer is present in the nodes. They have installed the porta cath, which is a device under the skin that will allow the doctors and nurses to access a main vein. They will be able to administer all meds and do all blood draws from this little device. I am very sore and terrified to start the chemotherapy.

I have made major dietary changes. NO meat, NO sugar, No dairy. Meat is a little hard to give up but the others I have been working on for a long time. Not to hard to give them up.