In December of 2006 my boyfriend, Marc and I opened our own photography and framing studio, Studio Graph. We have great clients and are situated in a fantastic building, the Aberdeen Cultural Centre. It is a centre filled with artists and creativity. There is an amazing little cafe right across the hall from our shop, the perfect place to grab a coffee or a bit to eat. Then what happens... cancer.
So what did we do? The only thing we can...fight it.
Diagnosis: Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma (breast cancer)
Type: Mucinous
Grade: Two (in between slow growing and aggressive cancer)
Stage: One (T1-N0-M0)
Tumor Size: 1.2 cm
Estrogen Receptors: Positive (will need hormone therapy)
HER2: Negative
Treatment Steps:
1. Surgery - Partial Mastectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Date: September 5th
SURGERY RESULTS: Good
Lymph nodes negative for cancer
Tissue around tumor negative for cancer
Surgery went well over all
Bone scan and CT scan were good
2. Chemotherapy
preliminary appointment - October 11
chemo begins October 22
- 3 doses of FEC (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil) given every three weeks followed by 3 doses of Docetaxel
3. Radiation Therapy
- preliminary appointment - October 9
- radiation marking placed March 26th
- radiation therapy will begin April 14
- radiation will be daily for six weeks
4. Hormone Therapy
- my cancer “feeds” on estrogen so the doctors would like to put me on a drug to keep my estrogen levels very low
- I will have to have this drug for FIVE years
About Me
Name: Heather Eve Sproat
Age: 33
Birthday: June 4th
College: Medicine Hat College
University: U of Lethbridge
Major: Photography & Design
Favorite Color: all
Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings
Favorite Movie: Star Wars
Favorite Food: too many
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