I am 44 and on Thanksgiving weekend of 2011 I found a small lump in my right breast. I went to my dr and she thought it was nothing but agreed to send me for a mam. This was my very first mammogram ! A few days after that, I started feeling unwell. And went to my dr and told her that I feel like I am pregnant! Three years prior, I was told by my gyno thAt I could not get pregnant. SURPRISE 😳
So, they diagnosed me on Nov17 2011 and thought that maybe it would best to abort the baby so that I could get the best aggressive care possible. I did not agree and kept my baby. I went to Juravanski cancer Centre in Hamilton and they assured me that my baby would be fine during chemo. I had four rounds of chemo before my baby was born and four more after. Along with a year of herceptin and 5 years of tamoxifen. Radiation would not help me because I am HER2 pos. I had a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction with DIAP. After that, I had a hysterectomy just to be safe . And now , I am back at work. My handsome boy is now 19 months old and healthy and very bright.
Guelph, Canada
