jesslin007
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Thanks so much for the encouraging notes! It is so difficult to find survivor stories out there, so I’m psyched to hear about your stories. Perspective after a cancer diagnosis is so different. Here you all are telling me how lucky I am that they found the cancer so early. Meanwhile my friends and family are crestfallen that I’m a new young mom facing this scary diagnosis. Perspective counts!
Post-surgery recovery continues relatively smoothly and it’s especially nice to be home with my kids. I am scheduled to see the Hopkins oncologist at the end of the month and begin a chemo treatment plan in mid-August. I see that 2nd opinions are strongly recommended for the newly Dxed. Any recommendations on where to go? For 2nd opinions? I’ve been happy with the Hopkins liver transplant team, but am less familiar with the oncology team here. Also, am curious about what to expect with chemo. Should my husband extend his leave from work? Will I need to hire a nanny to care for my baby? Just wondering how incapacitated I am going to be from the chemo…I realize it’s highly individualized, but any shared perspectives are appreciated.
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. I do have a great local network that is ready to pitch in on my recovery at home. Can any of you direct me toward discussions or members who also have stage I and are younger in age? The oncologist keeps telling me to ignore the survival stats, which largely reflect older patients with late stage carcinoma. But I can’t seem to find much information about cases like mine. I’m wondering about my prospects. I’m wondering whether adjuvant chemotherapy is merited. Trying to parse out what info applies to me and what doesn’t.
