No need for alarm or drama, just wanted you to know that I've been diagnosed with breast cancer. Specifically: Lobular Carcinoma in situ (LCIS). It's rare, but not life threatening and is non invasive, and they caught it really early. Usually with LCIS it means that you're at high risk for developing an invasive breast cancer in the future. For that reason one of the recommendations is for a double mastectomy. Luckily, despite all of the cancer in my family, breast cancer isn't one of them. Because of this I've opted for a lumpectomy. Surgery is scheduled for March 18 at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City. They will do another biopsy then, to determine if it's only LCIS, or LCIS and an an additional cancer, and they will check the margins. If the margins are less than 3mm, I will also need to undergo radiation therapy.
It has been an emotional month of mammograms and a painful biopsy. Luckily I have an amazing support group, and an amazing medical staff to help me through it. Right now, I'm just trying to focus on school and surrounding myself with people who love me, cancer cells and all.
Lots of people are asking what they can do for me, and I really don't have a great response. Treat me normally? Do what ever I ask for, cause I have freakin' cancer? Just send me lots of love and good energy, and make me laugh!
I'm hoping this is a short journey - one that will be over before I know it! I hope to be back training and running another marathon before the year is over!
Lots of love!
Miriam
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