I attended a lecture by Susie Wiley in 2001, but never believed I would get cancer. In May of the next year, at age 50, I found a lump in my right breast. I decided to have a mastectomy but not to have radiation or chemo-therapy. (I ruled out a lumpectomy because my tumor was large, 3.2 cm and I was very small breasted.) Since I was not doing chemo, I did not want a sentinel node biopsy. 3 lymph nodes were attached to the tumor so they were removed and one was found to contain cancer.
A lymph node that was enlarged in my neck was removed and was cancerous. My cancer was classified as stage IIIC and level 9 (the worst possible). The surgery was very easy, I had surgery at 7am and left the hospital at 2pm. the same day. At home, I didn't need any pain medication - even Tylenol. I started physical therapy as soon as I could and I have full range of motion and lift weights 3 times a week. I have not experienced any lymphodema. My oncologist allowed me to start on the Wiley Protocol. At the time of surgery I was 2 years post-menopause, but now I am menstruating again and so happy. Friends groan and say "how can you stand having a period again?" But each month, I am so thankful to Susie Wiley, because after 5 years, I am cancer free.
My hormones are compounded at Sansum Pharmacy.
Pathology report: Poorly differentiated adencarcinoma, infiltrating ductal, Bloom-Richardson score of 9. Stage IIIC
Tumor size 3.2 x 2.8 x 2.5 well encapsulate but definitely infiltrating margins that came within 1 mm of the deep margin. Estrogen and Progesterone receptor negative and HER-2/NEU negative.
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