Breast Cancer Treatment
Cure and Recovery for Ann Lucchesi
Monthly Archive of News Items for February 2003
Below are summaries of all news items. To read the full item (including comments), click on ‘[more…]’.
- Adjusting to Chemotherapy
- Ann’s chemotherapy is going reasonably well but it has required a lot of adjustments. This email outlines what she encountered during her first week and how she is coping. [more…]Posted Feb 24, 2003 in
- Why You Should ALWAYS Get Second Opinion
- This is why you ALWAYS get second opinions and why you worry about pathology mixing up tissue samples: Biopsy Mix-Up Mistake Costs Woman Both Breasts Jan. 20 — After she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in... [more…]Posted Feb 18, 2003 in
- Resting After 1st Chemotherapy
- Ann completed her first round of chemotherapy without incident or complication this morning at Evanston Hospital. She is home resting--trying to sleep--as she is rather tired but otherwise well. One round down...five more to go! Love Ann and Nello... [more…]Posted Feb 14, 2003 in
- Chemotherapy Starts Friday (2/14/03)
- Ann’s recovery from surgery on 1/17/03 is almost complete. She went back to work on Tuesday (2/11/03) and she is ready to move onto the next phase of her treatment, chemotherapy, beginning on Friday, 2/14/03. This email reviews Ann’s progress since the last email, outlines the process that she went through to decide on an Oncologist, and describes the specific treatment that is planned for the coming months. [more…]Posted Feb 12, 2003 in
- Oncologist is Optimistic
- Our meeting on Thursday (1/30/03) with Dr. Douglas Merkel, Ann’s medical oncologist was very informative. This email summarizes what we learned and outlines Dr. Merkel’s recommendations regarding systemic, adjuvant therapy. I’ve included a lot of background and general information about chemotherapy for those of you who are interested in details. Baring any surprises in oncology and pathology second opinions, we expect Ann to begin her chemotherapy on Friday, 2/14/03. [more…]Posted Feb 2, 2003 in