First blog

This blog is for the family and friends that want to know where I'm at in my treatment against breast cancer. It'll also be chance to make some friends in cyberspace who are going through similar situations.

Brief history:
Found a firm lump in left breast during self breast exam in Mid-May 2008
Primary Doctor's appt--05/27/08
Mammogram, ultrasound, needle core biopsy--05/28/08
Preliminary results of DCIS and possible invasive ductal carcinoma--05/29/08
Meet Dr. FabSurgeon--05/30/08
MRI shows 3 lumps in 1 area--6/11/08
First lumpectomy showed no node involvement and 0.7cm mutifocal cancer, Stage 1B--06/16/08
Meet Dr. MiamiMedOnc--07/10/08
Meet Dr. MDMed Onc---7/16/08
Meet Dr. FertilitySpecialist--07/23/08
First Heart Echo--07/25/08
Meet Dr. RadOnc--08/04/08
Second MRI showed calcifications were still present--08/06/08
Failed stereotactic biopsy--08/11/08
Second lumpectomy showed more DCIS--08/19/08
Day 2 for IVF cycle--08/25/08
IVF--09/05/08
PET/CT scan is normal, Simulation for radiation treatment--09/10/08
Found out BRCA1 and BRCA2 negative!--09/15/08
Simulation II for radiation--09/23/08

That pretty much brings us to the present. I've never been to so many doctors in my entire 32-year life. Let's see how this blog turns out.