Breast Cancer Treatment
Cure and Recovery for Ann Lucchesi
Monthly Archive of News Items for January 2003
Below are summaries of all news items. To read the full item (including comments), click on ‘[more…]’.
- Recuperating As Expected
- As Ann continues her recuperation from surgery on 1/17/03 we are preparing for the next step in her treatment, namely, chemotherapy. This email outlines both her recovery progress as well as our current research on coming treatments. [more…]Posted Jan 29, 2003 in
- Pathology Report Excellent
- We just talked to Ann’s surgeon, Dr. David P. Winchester, and he gave us the good news that the pathology report is the very best possible. More specifically, the margins of healthy tissue were wide around the 1 mm tumor... [more…]Posted Jan 22, 2003 in
- No Pathology Report Today (Tuesday)
- I just called Dr. Winchester’s office and was told that no pathology reports for any Friday surgeries (including Ann’s) have arrived yet. I was also told that pathology reports are issued in the morning so we definitely won’t get Ann’s... [more…]Posted Jan 21, 2003 in
- Home from Hospital
- Ann came home from the hospital this afternoon (Sunday, 1/19/03) and seems to be regaining more of her strength and energy every minute. [more…]Posted Jan 19, 2003 in
- Results of Surgery
- Ann made it through surgery today without complications but unfortunately early pathology reports indicate that the cancer has moved into the sentinel lymph nodes already. [more…]Posted Jan 18, 2003 in
- Results of Second Opinion
- Our second opinion on Tuesday (1/14/03) with Dr. Monica Morrow, Director of the Lynn Sage Breast Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) in Chicago resulted in a somewhat different diagnosis but Ann's lumpectomy is still scheduled for about 2:30 PM tomorrow, Friday (1/17/03), at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. The operation will include an additional procedure and will be done under general anesthetic. The prognosis remains excellent. [more…]Posted Jan 16, 2003 in
- Lumpectomy Scheduled for 1/17/03
- Ann is scheduled for a lumpectomy on Friday, 1/17/03 at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois [more…]Posted Jan 8, 2003 in
- Surgical Consultations Scheduled
- We’ve scheduled a second consultation with Dr. David P. Winchester as well as a consultation with Dr. Monica Morrow for a second opinion. [more…]Posted Jan 4, 2003 in Diagnosis