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off topic surgery

2 months ago

A few of you know i was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I am very blessed that it was found early due to a regular mammogram and there was no lymph node involvement.

I am now recovering at home, and it will be a few weeks before I can get back in the garden. I have missed the color and alphabet forums this year, but life happens.

kay

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lilykate7a

2 months ago

You are such a fighter as with all your health issues over the years. I know you will fight this, too, with every fiber of your being. Because, as we all know, there are lilies to behold!!!

Brad, so sorry about your wife. I hope her treatment and recovery goes well.

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shive
2 months ago
We have missed you. I'm so glad they caught this early and there was no lymph node involvement. Best wishes for your recovery! This will keep you from garden work for awhile, but you'll still be able to enjoy your blooms when they start.

Debra
mantis__oh
2 months ago
We will all be thinking of you, Kay. It's a good time to spend recovering.
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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I'm sorry to hear of your illness but thankful that you caught it early. The cure rate for this disease is so much better then in my youth that there is every possibility that you will be back in your garden shortly and for a long time to come. God Bless you during this healing time..................Maryl
sherrygirl zone5 N il
2 months ago
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Hope you are out in that garden soon. Glad to hear you are on the mend and that everything went well! We missed you and are looking forward to some new photos from your lovely gardens.

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organic_kitten
Original Author
2 months ago
Thank you all. It has been an unexpected journey and I am glad to be this far, Not fun, but the doctor says I have a 99% chance that it will not return due to the type that it is and the how quickly it was found.

kay
Brad KY 6b
2 months ago
Glad to hear it went well. My wife just had surgery for that too, also an early diagnosis, and no lymph node involvement either. Will you need radiation? They will for her for 3 weeks to be sure there is nothing hiding.
organic_kitten
Original Author
2 months ago
Brad, I chose the simple mastectomy rather than the lumpectomy to avoid the radiation but I will be taking an estrogen blocker for at least five years.

kay
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
2 months ago
Kay, I hope you have a quick recovery. I know you want to be in that garden.

Nancy
organic_kitten
Original Author
2 months ago
Brad, is your wife doing well? I hope her news is good too.

Nancy and Kate, you are so right. I have garden work calling my name.

kay
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
2 months ago
Brad, as with Kay, my sympathies and prayers will be for you and your wife.......Maryl
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2 months ago
Kay Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Brad: Wishinng your wife a speedy recovery.

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2 months ago
So sorry to hear this but glad it was caught early.
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2 months ago
Yes, Janelle is doing well. Her radiation starts Wednesday and will be 3 weeks [15 days]. It will make her very tired. Our daughter in law started a meal train for us for during treatment time. We have lots of support!

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2 months ago
Brad - Best wishes to Janelle that she has an easy time during radiation. I got horribly burned when I went through it, but I didn't suffer the extreme tiredness they warned me I would feel.

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
2 months ago
Brad, best wishes for Janelle during her radiation.

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sherrygirl zone5 N il
2 months ago
Brad, best wishes to you and your wife. So glad you have good support!

Sherry

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