Tina in the Pink!: Celebrations

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Cancer Anniversary or "Cancerversary"

I recently passed/celebrated my first cancer diagnosis date of March 15, 2007. Rather a strange date since I have had two diagnosis since! And to have a surgery on March 17, 2011, was another strange way to celebrate - although, it is wonderful to say NO RESIDUAL CANCER CELLS FOUND! Yippee!

Thanks to my friend, Jack Campbell, for remembering and wishing me Happy Cancer Anniversary.

Three Year CanServersary!

Today, March 15, 2010, is my three year canServersary for my initial breast cancer diagnosis. I celebrated by just yelling out into the universe, "It's my 3 year anniversary if anyone cares!"...I did get two responses back from the family of two - "WE DO!"

That was all I needed to make the day all good - no more no less.

New Year's Eve 2010

Here is a photo of the girls at the Johnson's home...it was great to spend a bit of time chatting it up!

Riley's Holiday Concert 2009

Riley and Mommy at the Rainbow Station Christmas Concert. Riley was in two performances where they sang songs. The last song the whole school performed by singing and signing...very, very lovely. This was December 17, 2009.

Graduation Day at Hippocrates!

Gretchen, Cindy, Tina (me) and Jane on November 27, 2009 at Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach FL.

What a life changing experience.

Bone Scan, MRI, and CT Scans....Oh My!

Whew! I have been mighty busy in October with all kinds of tests since they took out a small nodule (thought to be a sebaceous cysts) and found some cancer cells. Damn. Apparently, this is classified as a local recurrence, which is fairly rare in bilat mast cases (like me). I guess this makes me a two-time cancer survivor (that sucks), BUT - GOOD NEWS! All the tests have resulted in clean, beautiful results! YIPPEE! I have one more test to do (just added on), but will be waiting until January I think. Spread the finances a bit, ya know?!

As part of my wellness plan, I will be going to the Hippocrates Health Institute in the near future.

Anyway, just sending an update that I am feeling great and moving forward!

Hugs, Tina

This is Riley and I at the "Mom Prom" on 10/18/2009!

Happy 6th Birthday Riley!

We love you Riley!

April 19, 2009 (party date)

Earth Day Bunco Girls!

I had to share this photo of the girls at the Earth Day Bunco I had at my house in April 2009. It was great fun and a very relaxing evening with great friends.

January Bunco Photos!

Just thought I would share a couple photos from January Bunco - the girls!

Carolyn, Me, Lisa and Debbie at January 2009 Bunco!

The Whole Crew! By the way, the theme was "Wild Animals"!

Toga Couples Bunco!

Here are a couple pictures of a very fun Couples Bunco - Toga Style!

The Crew!

The Girls!

Virginia Wine Tour - Nov 9 , 2008

These are just a few of the pictures from the Wine Tour we took on November 9th to celebrate the Carroll's 30th Anniversary with them. What a super great fun day!

~Cheers~

The Gang at Rappahannock Winery!

The Girls at Rappanhannock!

Jack and Tina at Barrel Oak Winery - Love this fireplace!

The Girls at Marterella Winery with the owner!

ps - here was our ride!

Halloween 2008

This is Riley and Mommy (me) on the Jumping Pillow at Riley's school after the Halloween party - talk about the ultimate rebounder!!! Too much fun!

Riley in his astronaut costume jump, jump, jumping!

Riley Trick-or-Treating at Papa George and Ms. Sarah's house!

Riley posing with Papa George!

Halloween Dinner - October 25, 2008

This was a scream! A Halloween wine-tasting and dinner at La Grange Winery - what a fun time. The chef was fabulous and was able to accomodate my raw food menu - how divine!

Count Jack and Countess Tina

Scary Count Jack

My superb entree - wow! And the dessert was wonderful!

The scary crew for sure - Tina, Chris, Lisa and Jack!

International Gold Cup Races - Oct 18th

As excerpt from the International Gold Cup Races website says: "On October 18th, 2008, 35,000 spectators will gather at Great Meadow near The Plains, Virginia, to celebrate the 71st running of the International Gold Cup Races presented by Porsche. This event will provide a full day of entertainment including a Porsche Classic car display, seven nationally sanctioned races, Terrier and Pony Races."

So here are some of my photos to share with all of you - what a fabulous day!

The Girls in Their Hats!

The Guys in the Girl's Hats!

Ms. Lisa

Ms. Debbie

Ms. Tina (me!)

The Buffet! (my raw spaghetti is in cooler!)

The Girls!

The Horses! (yes, we were on the rail!)

Teresa and Chris!

The Judge and Rob!

Ahhhh, what a fantastic time!

Check out more about the race at http://www.vagoldcup.com/main.cfm

NYC Posse Meetup - September 28, 2008

Went to NYC for the Posse Meetup which included a kick-butt yoga class (wow, was that a sweaty one), a raw food lunch, and speaker Kris Carr (along with a book signing of her latest!). What a fabulous day - can't wait for the next one!

me and kris carr

me and jenny

janae and kris

tina at one lucky duck (raw food takeout)

Riley's First Day of Kindergarten!

Big Boy Breakfast!

Riley!

Riley and Daddy!

Riley and Mrs. Martin!

Bone Results - FINALLY!

Good news - no, GREAT news!

All is normal with my bone scan - hips, pelvic, kidneys, skeletal from cranium to phalanges - all is good, clean and normal!!!

WOO-HOO!!!

Finally, I was able to get the results from my bone scan two weeks ago - so thanks to all of you who were thinking of me and saying prayers - Love ya!

Happy Birthday Jack!

Happy Fourth of July to you all!

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

(actual photo from Friday night "at home" fireworks, thanks Brian!)

God Bless America!

Florida Vacation - June 2008

Riley on North Florida Beach...maybe Crescent Beach?

Another shot of same beach with me and Riley...

Lexi, Princess and RileyThe Pruitt/Campbell Clan (minus Randy, Deana and Cindy)

Randy and Me
Jack and Riley at New Smyrna Beach

Jack, Riley and "Bruce" at Epcot
The Campbell family and Piglet!
Jack, Riley and me in dinosaur fossil pit at Animal Kingdom.
Buzz, Riley and Mommy at the Magic Kingdom
One of my favorites...this is Riley on the Haunted Mansion ride - he is literally smashed behind our arms on his own accord. Too cute...

Riley giving a thumbs up with his new astronaut friend!

The News to Share

March 25-27: I have been struggling to find the right time and the right words to send an email with the latest news about my health and, quite frankly, there is no right moment - the words are still foreign to me! It is not the kind of news we ever want to share. So, I guess it is just best to blurt it out and then to explain in more detail. I will be having surgery tomorrow (3/28) at 11:00am - I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. It is surprising to me to even see those words. It has been a turbulent March, with the first (regularly scheduled 6 month cycle) mammo on the 1st, three biopsies on all different dates, and the diagnosis given to us on the 15th. The following week was full of appointments and decision making and then the surgery date was set on 22nd, so it has been a fast process. The most important thing right now - as far as my health is concerned - is a successful surgery with good results from the sentinel node. That is my focus at this point. --Tina, 3/27/2007

Adjuvant Treatment & Follow-Up Updates

February 2009 - Regular follow-up appointment with breast surgeon, Dr. Edmiston. All is well. No tests ordered. I am going to orthopedic for hip discomfort follow-up.

August 2008 - X-rays completed for hip area, complete body bone scan performed - ALL CLEAR!

March 2008 - Regular 3 month cycle, follow up appointment surgeon, Dr. Edmiston. She was not alarmed at all that I decided against the Tamoxifen. All is well...she said to "get on with life now". Yep, that is the ongoing plan - giddy-up!

November 12, 2007 - Met with Dr. Wilkinson for regular check-up. All is well. She does not recommend a PET scan, but instead 3 month check-ups. Her communication was that if cancer were to metatasize, it would show up with symptoms probably before PET scan identification. Startling words were "it would be Stage IV". Two things I didn't know about recurrence before all this started - First, no matter where (lungs, brain, bone) breast cancer cells metatasize it is breast cancer, and Second, "it would be Stage IV". Cancer sucks.

August 2007 - I will make a decision on which treatment after my surgery on the 28th.

July 2007 - Second opinion at Georgetown University Hospital, same conclusion.

May/June 2007 - Tam is the recommendation after blood tests are returned, but Wilkinson wants me to go for second opinion.

May 10, 2007 - Dr. Mary Wilkinson understands my concern about Tamoxifen so we discussed 2 year vs 5 year plan. She has decided to do a blood test this week to identify markers that would indicate whether I would be susceptible to clots as well on Tam (since my mom had 5 blood clots). She is not too thrilled about the idea of an oophorectomy. Other options include inducing a "fake" menopause and treating me with Aromatase Inhibitors.

May 4, 2007 - Dr. Mary Wilkinson, the oncologist, phoned this morning and indicated the Oncotype DX test came back with very favorable results - low risk group, score=9. Therefore, I will definitely not be receiving chemo. Even though I came to intuitively know and believe I would not be receiving chemo, it was great to have it confirmed through medical testing. Very, very good news. With taking Tamoxifen for 5 years, it puts my risk of recurrence in 10 years at 7%. I am told this is good. I will also learn more about what my recurrence % if I do not take the Tamoxifen. I will learn more at appointment next week.

April 13, 2007 - We went to see the oncologist, Dr. Mary Wilkinson. Due to the results of the pathology report, we are going to have an OncotypeDx test done of the breast tissue taken at the time of surgery (check out link above). My cancer was node negative, hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative and 2cm which, in the breast cancer world, is all fairly good. The additional test is more detailed and will assign me a recurrent score to determine if chemotherapy would provide any additional benefit since I appear to be in fairly low risk group at this point. This test will provide more information about my cancer behavior and better assign me in a risk group. We are hopeful I am confirmed in the low risk group and will not need any chemo. The test results will not be known for about a month. I have been told it will be strongly suggested that I will be on Tamoxifin (see link), which is a daily oral med taken for about 5 years. More reading....

Local Recurrence I and II

March 2011. Small nodule in upper left breast found by me. Originally thought to be a scar tissue or sebaceous cyst, but in-office surgery removal proved that theory inaccurate. Additional surgery needed to get clear margins. Updates to follow. 3/11/11

September 2009. Small nodule in upper left breast found by me. Originally thought to be a sebaceous cyst, but surgery removal proved that theory inaccurate. Size 1cm x 1cm with cancerous cells, clear margins. No alterations in reconstruction. Immediate plans to Hippocrates Health Institute made! Also, the need to sell the house moves up the list of "things to do".

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