{"id":6509,"date":"2021-07-09T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imageliteinternational.com\/?p=6509"},"modified":"2021-08-25T17:56:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T17:56:11","slug":"sharing-my-experience-with-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imageliteinternational.com\/sharing-my-experience-with-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing my Experience with Breast Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6509\" class=\"elementor elementor-6509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c5bdf7 elementor-section-height-min-height pagebanner-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8c5bdf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48316b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79b3b56\" data-id=\"79b3b56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3f739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe3f739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sharing my Experience with Breast Cancer\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656915c blogpost-meta elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"656915c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0c250ec elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/imageliteinternational.com\/author\/angeledesgagne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">POSTED BY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAng\u00e8le Desgagn\u00e9\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e24716f 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scar and suddenly the past becomes the present. \u00a0This is part of my life now&#8230; every day. I hope that sharing my experience will help someone else who may be going through something similar.<\/p><p><strong>What I Want Every Woman to Know<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Don&#8217;t keep it to yourself once your doctor has confirmed that you have cancer.<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0I know it\u2019s difficult, but once you\u2019ve recovered from the shock, share the news with your family, friends, co-workers, clients, neighbors, and even strangers. You have nothing to be ashamed of and I promise you&#8217;ll be surprised at how helpful it is and how relieved you will feel.<\/p><p>During my cancer, I continued working part-time at Ivision (now Vogue Optical) as a Frame Specialist. I found keeping my regular routine was really helpful. I made a point of sharing what I was going through with clients. They were all supportive and\/or shared a cancer story of their own or a friend or family member. Many of them would stop by the store to see how I was doing when they were in the mall. Imagine strangers caring!<\/p><p><strong><em>Trust our amazing healthcare system<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 whether it is your family doctor, surgeons, pathologists, lab technicians, nurses, etc.\u00a0 When I went for a regular mammogram on January 3<sup>rd<\/sup> 2017, I never dreamed in a million years there would be anything wrong. But when I was called back a few days later for another mammogram <em>plus<\/em> an ultrasound, I started to wonder. A few days later, my family doctor confirmed the presence of a mass. I was scheduled on January 26<sup>th<\/sup> for another ultrasound as well as a biopsy to see if the mass was cancerous. On February 1<sup>st<\/sup>, my family doctor confirmed every woman&#8217;s fear&#8230; it was cancer.<b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p><p>After riding the emotional roller coaster of panic, fear and mortality, I finally called a family meeting on February 6<sup>th<\/sup>, to break the devastating news to my daughters and son-in-law. Of course, it was a shock for them, but I reassured them that I was in good hands, and I was! My lumpectomy surgery on February 10<sup>th<\/sup> went well. On February 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, I received the great news that the cancer had <em>not<\/em> spread to the lymphatic glands. Alleluia!<\/p><p><strong><em>Thoroughly discuss your treatment options.<\/em><\/strong> I was referred to a chemotherapy and radiation specialist at the Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre located at the Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga to discuss next steps. Before deciding if I should do chemo or not, my chemotherapy specialist recommended that we do a special test called Oncotype DX \u00ae Breast Recurrence Score Test before proceeding any further.\u00a0 So I agreed. A sample was sent to the Genomic Health, Inc. based in California. My test came back showing a higher risk of recurrence without doing chemo therapy. I wasn\u2019t going to go through this twice &#8211; no way! So I opted for chemotherapy.<\/p><p><strong><em>Everyone reacts differently to chemotherapy and\/or radiation.<\/em><\/strong> My four chemotherapy sessions were scheduled for April 21<sup>st<\/sup>, May 12<sup>th<\/sup>, June 2<sup>nd<\/sup> &amp; June 23<sup>rd<\/sup>. The chemo sessions lasted 4-5 hours. Treatment was injected intravenously. And while I didn&#8217;t experience much in the way of side effects from the chemotherapy, the seven injections I had to take after each treatment (to boost white blood cells) caused heartburn, nausea, headaches, stiff neck and\/or excruciating back and muscle pain. Ouch!<\/p><p><strong><em>Be Ready for Bad Hair Days and No Hair Day!<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0 <\/em>Losing your hair when you don\u2019t expect it, is definitely traumatic &#8211; especially when you have a full head of hair like me, and you end up with no hair at all within 2 weeks.<\/p><p>For me, it happened in early May. My scalp started feeling sensitive and itchy. As the days passed, I could actually feel the follicles of my hair detach themselves from my skull. I could reach up and touch my hair &#8211; only to find it in my hand a moment later. It was unreal, truly! I knew then, I was going to lose most, if not all, \u00a0of my hair quite quickly. I started noticing more hair on my pillow, and in my brush. That was when I decided it was time to cut what was left of my hair shorter and actually did so twice within a week.<\/p><p>On May 17<sup>th<\/sup>, while washing my hair in the shower, I looked down only to discover that the shower floor was covered with hair.\u00a0 It was everywhere &#8211; except on my head. I had tremendous difficulty trying to absorb the fact that my hair was falling out. There I was &#8211; planted in the shower &#8211; looking at the bathtub full of my hair and thinking, &#8216;it can&#8217;t be!&#8217; &#8230; and yet, it was. I completely broke down and cried until there were no tears left. Acceptance didn&#8217;t come easily, but when it finally did my new mantra became, &#8216;a<em>fter all, it is only hair and it will grow back&#8217;<\/em>. The process of losing your hair is extremely emotional. Even though you know it will grow again, hair loss affects your confidence and self-esteem. I thought I was prepared for this, but obviously I wasn&#8217;t.<\/p><p><strong><em>It&#8217;s liberating to be in control of your hair. <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Amy, my oldest daughter called our hairdresser, Kori and arranged for a late appointment. Kori has had many clients dealing with cancer, and had pre-warned me about the potential for sudden hair loss. She also graciously offered for us to call her any time to arrange for a private shaving. My wonderful support team &#8211; my husband George, and Amy came with me. Kori recommended a second shaving after 12 weeks to even out the re-growth. The head shaving experience wasn\u2019t has bad as I expected. It was finally my turn to be in complete control of my hair. That day was <em>\u201cNo hair\u201d day! <\/em><\/p><p>If you are going through a similar situation, please reach out to me. 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