Almost time for my masectomy

Dear IBC-ers--

Even though I've accepted the fact that I need to lose my
right breast to save my life, I'm horrified that IBC has
ravaged my body to the degree it has since June 15th. 
Everybody is so brave that you help me a great deal but I
wonder if scheduling the actual surgery & then waiting
is tough for others.  I anticipate surgery in late September
or early October & will ask for your prayers then, as I
ask for your support now & always.  

Thanks always--

Libby

Elizabeth Sommers
diagnosed 6-15-06
4 of 6 chemotherapy (ACT, dense dose)
Right MRM this fall
Radiation twice a day for six weeks



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Hey Libby,
I can remember oh so easily the feelings I had at that time
but tried so hard to focus on the fact that I wanted all of
the cancer removed and on with treatments to do the fight
necessaary to LIVE! And fight I have and will continue.
Yeah, its a loss and yes you may mourn the loss but stay
focused to your wanting to live. Yes, I wanted the one hit
wonder surgery with reconstruction at the time of the
mascetomy but that was not to happen! So, I soon learned
life can and does go on as the one "t_ _ "
wonder I now call myself! The prosthesis is alright by me. I
am fortunate to have a great shop with truly sincere and
very knowledgeable women who know boobs and breast cancer
all too well. If you are in need of one great place check
out the Profile Shop in PA. But, I am sure there are great 
places in your region. Know that the first thing you will
want is the tshirt type thing with a cotton insert. I got
mine the morning I came home from my surgeon.. It worked
just fine in the be
 ginning. 
 
As for prep in the surgery. A group of friends actually took
me out to dinner and we had many a laughs and hugs. It was
kind of the farewell to the boob event. But I felt
surrounded by a group of caring and loving individuals who
held on for quite sometime. Sad to say, so many of them seem
to have fallen off the radar now and our paths have gone in
different directions. BUT the sincere ones are still hanging
in there. AND trust me, I treasure them and their friendship
more then words can ever say! The others oh well.
 
Hang in there. Keep focused and ask away. The gang is here.
Although its been unbelieveable quiet lately, or maybe its
been just me. I've been on a whirlwind lately. Hopefully
things will calm down now that my daughter is back to
college!!!!
 
Wishing you the best,
Barbara in NJ
Dx in July 2002
 
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Subject: [ibc] Almost time for my masectomy


Dear IBC-ers--

Even though I've accepted the fact that I need to lose my
right breast to save 
my life, I'm horrified that IBC has ravaged my body to the
degree it has since 
June 15th.  Everybody is so brave that you help me a great
deal but I wonder if 
scheduling the actual surgery & then waiting is tough
for others.  I anticipate 
surgery in late September or early October & will ask
for your prayers then, as 
I ask for your support now & always.  

Thanks always--

Libby

Elizabeth Sommers
diagnosed 6-15-06
4 of 6 chemotherapy (ACT, dense dose)
Right MRM this fall
Radiation twice a day for six weeks



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The waiting is the worst. It seems to me that women with
"ordinary" breast
cancer who have their surgery first and then chemo seem to
deal with it
better than those of us who have to think about it for six
months before it
happens. I was much less emotional about it after the
surgery than before.

Susan

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Behalf Of Elizabeth Sommers
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 2:12 PM
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Subject: [ibc] Almost time for my masectomy

Dear IBC-ers--

Even though I've accepted the fact that I need to lose my
right breast to
save my life, I'm horrified that IBC has ravaged my body to
the degree it
has since June 15th.  Everybody is so brave that you help me
a great deal
but I wonder if scheduling the actual surgery & then
waiting is tough for
others.  I anticipate surgery in late September or early
October & will ask
for your prayers then, as I ask for your support now &
always.  

Thanks always--

Libby

Elizabeth Sommers
diagnosed 6-15-06
4 of 6 chemotherapy (ACT, dense dose)
Right MRM this fall
Radiation twice a day for six weeks



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Hello Libby,
 
When fighting IBC waiting can be so very painful.  When we
are not waiting we feel as if we are"doing" 
weather it is going for treatments, getting over the
"chemo kick-back"  going for tests, whatever. 
But in between all that is the waiting.  Waiting for the
surgery, waiting for the next treatment or next chemo drug. 
I guess one of the most painful waits of all is waiting for
those test results.   This surgery is a very vital part of
your treatment.  Do not think yourself as not being brave.
The girls who have gone through this before you felt just as
much fear as you.  What you need do, as so many before you
have done, is to put determination ahead of fear. It will
win out every time.  Be determined to get through this
surgery and then even more determined to fight the monster
from whatever angle he may come at you.  You will get
through this and soon be reaching out to others who will
writing the same kind of posts that you have just written.  
 
We are all with you.  Please keep in touch.  God bless.
 
Rich in NJ.  
----- Original Message -----
From: Elizabeth Sommers 
Date: Monday, August 28, 2006 2:12 pm
Subject: [ibc] Almost time for my masectomy
To: ibcibcsupport.org

> Dear IBC-ers--
> 
> Even though I've accepted the fact that I need to lose
my right 
> breast to save my life, I'm horrified that IBC has
ravaged my 
> body to the degree it has since June 15th. Everybody is
so 
> brave that you help me a great deal but I wonder if
scheduling 
> the actual surgery & then waiting is tough for
others. I 
> anticipate surgery in late September or early October
& will ask 
> for your prayers then, as I ask for your support now
& always. 
> 
> Thanks always--
> 
> Libby
> 
> Elizabeth Sommers
> diagnosed 6-15-06
> 4 of 6 chemotherapy (ACT, dense dose)
> Right MRM this fall
> Radiation twice a day for six weeks
> 
> 
> 
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