gudfred

Hey, I had cancer at 19 (although not breast) and am working towards being a genetic counselor in the cancer field. I cannot recommend scheduling an appointment with a cancer genetic counselor strongly enough. I'm sure you have an excellent oncologist, but they don't always have the time to stay up to date with the rapidly changing field of genetics and may not realize the variety of genetic tests that are available for someone in your situation. Hopefully they did all the necessary testing, but it sounds like you are willing to seek out additional information and a cancer genetic counselor is the person with that expertise who can guide you through the process and explain what the results, both positive or negative, can mean in regards to future risks. Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions, I can provide a link to help locate a genetic counselor near you if you're in the US.

does cytoxan ring a bell? I definitely recognize vincristine and being weekly for me

damn straight!

That is absolutely awesome dude, I was lucky enough to avoid radiation (more surgery instead, yay!) but I hear it is not a fun time. Anyway, I've always wanted to go scuba diving so enjoy the shit out of that, skydiving is a total rush and definitely a good call, and I hail from Denmark sooo technically we're kinda like rivals? I wish you an excellent summer nonetheless and hope for clean scans in the future!

I still got the one! haha, and finally my gross anatomy class pays off! How small has the tumor gotten throughout the chemo? Did you have some weird salivation issues or was the tumor just big enough that you could feel something that needed checked out?