back at the radiation factory today..
fresh off the 1 week vacation prescribed by dr. horst, trish was able to get a taste of the linear accelerator today.
doc horst took a gander at trish's blisters, and since they are pretty much dried up, decided to proceed with the radiation treatment..
tomorrow will be trish's 28th and final dose of radiation!
three three shall set her free
as much fun as radiation is, the highlight of the day goes to running into trish's (former chemo) buddy, christine, who was at the radiation joint for a checkup.
christine, who finished chemo in september and radiation in december, looks great and has a nice lush head of hair.
trish and christine haven't seen each other in while (although they have talked on the phone), so it was good to see the ladies yapping away, comparing hair and getting caught up..
thats it from here... thanks for checking in
Patricia Angelina Faggiolly Barrett is a 32 year old mother, wife and friend. On April 7, 2008, while 15 weeks pregnant, she was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). The news came as a shock to everyone close to Trisha. This blog is being created on her behalf so that those close to her can follow her progress through the challenging journey she has ahead of her.
Trisha & Caden
Disneyland September 2007
Trisha's Fact Sheet
Diagnosis:
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)
Age at Diagnosis:
32
Stage:
IIIB
Date of Diagnosis:
April 7, 2008
Began Chemotherapy:
April 22, 2008
Finished Chemotherapy:
October 3, 2008
Estrogen Receptor (ER):
negative
Progesterone Receptor (PR):
slight positive
Her-2/neu:
positive
BRCA1 gene mutation:
negative
BRCA2 gene mutation:
negative
Chemo Regimen:
Cytoxan, Adriamycin, 5FU (CAF):
04/2008 - 05/2008
Taxol & Herceptin weekly:
05/20/2008 - 08/05/2008
5FU, Epirubicin, Cytoxan (FEC) + Herceptin:
08/19/2008 - 10/03/2008
Herceptin:
05/20/2008 - 05/19/2009
Surgery:
Part I: 11/13/2008
Single right mastectomy, 18 Level I & II lymph nodes removed
Part II: 10/6/2009
Single left mastectomy, right lat flap, right and left tissue expanders, removal of medi-port
Part III: 04/22/2010
replace tissue expanders with silicone implants
Radiation:
1/14/2009 - 3/3/2009
28 sessions completed
Complete Pathological Remission (cancer free):
Nov 21, 2008
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)
Age at Diagnosis:
32
Stage:
IIIB
Date of Diagnosis:
April 7, 2008
Began Chemotherapy:
April 22, 2008
Finished Chemotherapy:
October 3, 2008
Estrogen Receptor (ER):
negative
Progesterone Receptor (PR):
slight positive
Her-2/neu:
positive
BRCA1 gene mutation:
negative
BRCA2 gene mutation:
negative
Chemo Regimen:
Cytoxan, Adriamycin, 5FU (CAF):
04/2008 - 05/2008
Taxol & Herceptin weekly:
05/20/2008 - 08/05/2008
5FU, Epirubicin, Cytoxan (FEC) + Herceptin:
08/19/2008 - 10/03/2008
Herceptin:
05/20/2008 - 05/19/2009
Surgery:
Part I: 11/13/2008
Single right mastectomy, 18 Level I & II lymph nodes removed
Part II: 10/6/2009
Single left mastectomy, right lat flap, right and left tissue expanders, removal of medi-port
Part III: 04/22/2010
replace tissue expanders with silicone implants
Radiation:
1/14/2009 - 3/3/2009
28 sessions completed
Complete Pathological Remission (cancer free):
Nov 21, 2008
2 comments:
I am so glad you are coming to the end of this....and you were right, healing from surgery has been the easiest part! 3 weeks after having a double she is able to pick my son up (25lbs) and care for him- which is a huge joy in her life. Wish you the best and keep on posting! Take care!
Una Mas! I love it! SO glad its almost over!!!!
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