The Rundown

More to come on my diet and exercise regimen… back to the story on my first appointment with Dr. Moline and the game plan that was about to be laid out before me. Let me just say, Dr. Moline is the most straightforward and to the point person I have ever met, however she is damn good at her job. She actually called me a few nights before my appointment with her to describe a few things for me to prepare me for what was to come. Now, the actual appointment was… overwhelming to say the least. 2 hours of explanation on what breast cancer I have, what does that mean, and what are we going to do about it. There were diagrams drawn out, hand written instructions and a checklist made. The checklist was my favorite part. I am a total checklist kind of person. My husband and I left that appointment with our jaws dropped. However, we had all the information now. At least that’s what we thought. She laid out 3 options… 1) Mastectomy then chemotherapy 2) lumpectomy then chemotherapy 3) Chemotherapy then surgery. #3 was recommended and I will tell you why. If you complete chemotherapy before you cut out the tumor you are able to see if the treatment itself is actually working (shrinking the tumor). If you remove the tumor first, you are unable to see if the chemotherapy is working on anything. It also allows the chemotherapy to shrink the tumor for easier removal of the mass during surgery. So #3 it is. Alright, NOW let’s fucking do this.