The tumor is gone.

I had an MRI on November 30, 2010. They were not able to find the tumor. Yea!!!!!. My oncologist called to give me the results and I could tell she was excited. She said that this rarely happens that a patient responds so well to chemotherapy.

We saw the surgeon the next day and he gave me three options for surgery. 1. do a lumpectomy, remove the lymph nodes and do the oophorectomy (remove the ovaries). 2. do a mastectomy of the effected breast with reconstruction and lymph nodes, the oophorectomy will have to wait (too long on the table). 3. do a bi-lateral mastectomy with reconstruction and lymph nodes, again no oophorectomy. Big decision to make.

Geo thinks the lumpectomy is enough. I am leaning towards the bi-lateral mastectomy. I am afraid of the cancer coming back and being lopsided (yes, I am vain).

Last week I met with the radiologist. I will be having radiation five days a week for seven weeks. It will take about 30 min from start to finish and most of that time is setting up the machine and getting me positioned under it. I am suppose to go see him three weeks after my surgery. Then he will decide how soon to start the treatments.

I feel great. I am a bit tired some days but for the most part I am peachy. We are on the green smoothies. Geo is drinking them also, his blood pressure is through the roof and he doesn't want to take medication for it. So he is trying the smoothies to see if it will bring it down without medicine.

We are all set for Christmas other than I need to wrap presents. For some reason I always leave that til the last minute. I think I better get it done though in case they schedule my surgery for right before Christmas. But I guess they can't schedule it unless I tell them what I want to do. What to do, what to do.

Thank you so much for all of your prayer and good thoughts. I often wonder how all of this would have turned out if not for the prayers, blessings and inspiration to myself and others. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father and my Savior. My burden has truly been lightened and like Alma, I can do all things in the strength of my God(Alma 26:12).

Thanks everybody, Merry Christmas.