What We Know - 12.21.10

As Joe Friday would say .. "here's the facts ma'am, just the facts.":

Type: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Size: 3+ centimeters (about the size of a quarter)

Hormone responsive: Yes to estrogen, jury still out on HER2

Grade: 2 (1 being slow growing, 3 being fast growing)

Stage: Unknown at this point.

Tentative tmt.: 12 weeks of weekly chemo, then 12 weeks of chemo every three weeks, then surgery, then radiation. (I will lose my hair.)

Very happy with my oncologist and love MDA. Awesome place! Headed back tomorrow for more test .. then home and then back on Monday for additional tests. I'm grateful that MDA is in Houston and I have the opportunity to be treated there.