Breast Cancer

  • Noticed something strange

    Redness of the skin on the breast or nipple ,An area that is distinctly different from any other area on either breast
  • first Doc apointment booking

    Called my family doctor clinic and booked and appointment
    earliest they could get me in was Monday April 8th
  • doctor appointment

    doctor examines my breast expresses concern, sends me up to the hospital for ultrasound.
  • aultasound findings

    doctor is concerned with what he finds and tells me he is booking me for a biopsy. and I would get a call from Saskatoon next day or two
  • saskatoon called to book biopsy

    got the call from the cancer clinic in Saskatoon to book my biopsy
  • Saskatoon for biop

    got to Saskatoon RUH to see Dr. Heg the cancer specialist. and got my biopsy done. (A breast biopsy removes a sample of breast tissue)
  • resalts of biop

    this was the longest 3 weeks of my life Tuesday April 28 I got the call that they wanted me in for a emergency MRI, there were traces of cancer cells in the tissue sample.
  • Saskatoon MRI RUH

    Well today I'm in RUH for my MRI but first there going to take some blood. after my MRI they sent me home to wait for a call
  • the call

    Dr. Heg called and it was urgent that I came in, seeing I lived 3 hrs away from Saskatoon he advised me to bring someone with me for support that they had found traces of cancer and I needed to be in to RUH asap to start treatment
  • started treatment

    I was advised there would be 4 rounds of chemo/radiation started first round each round was 2 days in hospital followed by 2 weeks at home resting.
  • Period: to

    second round chemo/radeation

    feeling drained but made it to my second round
  • Period: to

    the third treatment and stay in hospital

    The second treatment never took that well and he said I will need to stay in the hospital till after recovery was done on the fourth so here I am ready for a long stay.
  • well this is my last round of chemo 4th

    hoping this round is the last, I'm am weak and don't know if I can take any more
  • Going home

    after bagging with the doctor to let me take my chances at home. I got home care booked in to come 3 times a week
  • Period: to

    time at home till death

    chemo never saved me I had a wonderful 2 and a half months with my family died sept 14 1985