Diagnosis: Stage 1b ER+ PR+ HER2- Breast Cancer
7/12/19: Mammogram, Ultrasound
7/15/19: Biopsy
7/17/19: Diagnosis + Genetic Testing + MRI
8/6/19: Egg Retrieval Surgery
8/12/19: Bilateral Mastectomy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Tissue Expansion
8/29/19: Start of 1-Year Physical Therapy for Axillary Web Syndrome
9/8/19: Shaved My Head, Donated My Hair
9/10/19: Port Placement Surgery
9/12/19: Chemo 1 – Adriamycin-Cytoxan
9/26/19: Chemo 2 – Adriamycin-Cytoxan
10/10/19: Chemo 3 – Adriamycin-Cytoxan
10/24/19: Chemo 4 – Adriamycin-Cytoxan
11/7/19: Chemo 5 – Large Dose Taxol
11/26/19: Chemo 6 – Small Dose Taxol
12/5/19: Chemo 7 – Small Dose Taxol
12/12/19: Chemo 8 – Small Dose Taxol
12/19/19: Chemo 9 – Small Dose Taxol
12/26/19: Chemo 10 – Small Dose Taxol
1/2/20: Chemo 11 – Small Dose Taxol
1/9/20: Chemo 12 – Small Dose Taxol
1/16/20: Chemo 13 – Small Dose Taxol
1/23/20: Chemo 14 – Small Dose Taxol, Declared Cancer-Free
2/25/20: Port Removal Surgery
2/26/20: Start of Bi-Weekly Tissue Expander Fills
3/3/20: Start of 10-Year Hormone Therapy
6/5/20: Plastic Surgery
(My plastic surgery and bi-weekly tissue expander fills were postponed multiple times due to the covid-19 pandemic)
7/15/21: Start of 6 Rounds of Bi-Annual Zometa