I have stage 3 highly invasive breast cancer.
Pagets of nipple, 2 ductal and 2 axillary lymph nodes. Did biopsies with markers. Started 5 chemo TX 3 weeks apart (last one is Aug. 8th). 4 chemo meds= herpacin, carboplatin, taxol,perjetta and some steroids, anti nausea meds and the day after, a neulasta injection to boost wbc. Some not so fun side effects but im managing. Will get another mri and ultrasound mamo to see if chemo had any effect on reducing cancer growths before surgury. Dr. Will stage lymphnodes during surgury. Going for double (dmx) flat chest asthetic. Then radiation. Leaving port in for follow up includes contuing with herceptin for 9mo. I'm all in with the course of TX. Not easy but one step at a time and lots of resources to help get me through. My mother suffered terribly and died of breast cancer at age 50 in 1974. Her sister and her daughter also passed ftom breast cancer during my lifetime. They helped forge the way to better studies and treament and that is how I look at it. That i too am forging the way. Keep on keepin on.