Life Coach, Nutrition Coach

June 6, 2020 story as told by 20 year survivor

June 6, 2000

Hello my pink sisters!
Many of you have asked my treatment plans, so I thought I’d make a separate post.
I don’t know how long it will get!
Diagnosed on June 6,2000. The surgeon set up a radical mastectomy surgery for June 13.
I went 200 miles to Minneapolis for a second opinion.
That surgeon said let’s try chemo first and maybe do a lumpectomy. So on the day I was supposed to have surgery, I had my first chemo instead A/C. Yuck!
I had to wait 28 days in between chemo infusions to wait for my body to recoup.
After 2 chemos, my surgeon said “wow” amazing. My armpit lymph node was shrunk. My breast tumor had shrunk! Two more chemo treatments, then a month later I had lumpectomy surgery! I had to have a wire locator inserted so surgeon could even find the tumor!
I woke up from surgery and asked what happened. All I heard was “ blah blah blah, lumpectomy “
I rejoiced and fell back asleep.
Then a month after that I had more chemo, Taxol. Then 33 radiation treatments!
On the day of my last rad, my dear husband threw me a big party! Then left me for good the very next day.
All through treatment he was horrible. He would leave me every time I had chemo. We had a farm, he expected me to feed all the animals. He would then get mad at my friends because they didn’t come to help. It was a very horrible year for sure!

Tina

Tina Nordlund