Facts and figures

1 out of 9 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime in Canada, scary but true (source: cancer.ca)...
1 out of 8 women will have cancer in the US (source: breastcancer.org)
2 the breast cancer stage I have...
3 lymph nodes taken from me during my surgery, thank God all nodes were tested negative for cancer, woohoo! :) ...
3 types treatments I will receive to get rid of the cancer: chemo, radiation and hormonal therapy ...
2 x-rays, 1 CAT scan, 1 complete bone scan, 1 echocardiogram, 1 abdominal ultrasound are the number of tests I had to date, yup, there's more to come...
3.5 cm was the size of the tumor when I was diagnosed...
4.1 cm was the size of the tumor when it was removed during the surgery...
5 days a week for 4 weeks and 1 day - length of time for my radiation therapy...
6 cycles of chemo treatments I will have (once every 3 weeks for 5 months)...
7 months I might be off work, hopefully shorter...
90% survival rate for a 10-year period was given to me based on the type of aggressive treatments I will have ...
June 4, 2008, I had a mammogram upon my request, it tested negative for tumor and the pathology report showed I have very dense breast. Note to self: Never trust a mammogram ever again! ...
1st week of October, 2008 or at least around that time, I accidentally found a lump on my right breast...
October 27, 2008, I had a breast ultrasound and it came out suspicious. Dr. C wanted to see me right away (gulp!)
November 3, 2008, we met my surgeon, Dr. P, for the first time...
November 4, 2008, I had a needle biopsy...
November 10, 2008 is the day I will never forget, my surgeon said I have breast cancer...
December 9, 2008 I had lumpectomy and sentinel node dissection...
December 30, 2008, we met my medical oncologist, Dr. K and found out all three lymph nodes tested negative for cancer!!! :D ...
January 12, 2009 we met Dr. K again and decided when my chemo will start ...
January 19, 2009, first chemo cycle...
Januar 29, 2009, we met Dr. W, my radiation oncologist...
February 9, 2009, second chemo cycle...
May 4, 2009, if all goes according to schedule, will be my last chemo treatment - I CANNOT WAIT!

Facts and figures I know and experienced since I was diagnosed, just in case you're wondering...