Friday, January 28, 2011

Wait, WHAT!?

He lives! He is good! He holds us in His hands and He is in the business of answering prayers!
This whole experience has brought me so much closer to my Heavenly Father, today I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs, PRAISE JESUS! Today is the best day ever!
Why you ask? Ok, I'll tell you.
We had an appointment today with Dr. Awesome, my oncologist that would be the one giving me chemo. It was an appointment to find out what kind of chemo I would be getting and when it would start.
We had to wait a bit because he hadn't gotten my pathology report from my surgery yet so he was calling the pathologist to get the info he needed.
He began by telling us that I was Stage 1, it hadn't entered my lymphnodes. We already knew this so we kept waiting to hear more. Then honestly the rest is a blur. I remember hearing:
"Probably won't give you chemo because your cancer wasn't nearly as aggressive as he thought it would be." ("What? " Jeff and I said at the same time, we were sure I'd be getting chemo.)
"Don't know if you had planned on having any more kids (um, yes, actually we were planning on trying at the end of the year before all this started) doesn't look like you'll need to have your ovaries taken out. You are HER+ but that's good because we then know how to help you, Tomoxifin (or however you spell it) is something you can take to block the estrogen from the cancer so it doesn't grow or spread. AND you can get pregnant again (can't take it while pregnant)!!!!!
You are BRACA 1 and 2 negative!!!!
Still waiting to hear back about the P53 gene test.
Still made the best decision by getting a double mastectomy because it cut my risk of re- occurance to below 1% and it was 15% to begin with so that's pretty frickin' awesome!
So we are pretty STOKED! Don't mess with me breast cancer, or my posse! And, whoa, do I have a huge posse!
Heavenly Father has answered our prayers and gone the extra mile in answering my humble prayer that I will be able to get pregnant again! I'm so stoked about this i may not be able to wait as long as we had planned on to get pregnant. Even if I have another little boy it will be so precious to me and I will love having three beautiful boys!
Thank you all for your cards, service, prayers, fasting, visits, books, flowers, meals. I am so humbled by your compassion and service to our family. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers. I pray for all of you every day.
This is a short post but I'm just so happy and excited I can't think right or be eloquent about it all.
Here's to answered prayers!!!!!

9 comments:

  1. Some of the best news I have ever gotten in my entire life. I couldn't be happier for you and your family. Prayers were definitely answered... and for that I am so thankful. I am so happy... so so so happy. :-)

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  3. Sorry I posted under Jacob at first because I did not know he was signed in. I am so happy for you and your family. What awesome blessing. I am so glad to hear that things are going better.

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  4. We could not be happier. Your journey has been such a fantastic example to us of Courage and Enduring in faith. I just can't tell you how blessed we all feel that your news is so wonderful. We love you all so much. Hugs and kisses to your little Family.

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  5. That is such good news! I'm so happy for you guys.

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  6. I'm dancing a jig right now in happiness and joy! (I'm a facebook friend of your aunt LeaAnne, but feel I know you, too.)

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  7. AMAZING NEWS!!!! I am so happy for you and your family!!!

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  8. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!

    This is GREAT news!! ^_______________^ <-- BIIIIG smile for you!!

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