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Yesterday, visit with my mom surgeon went not so good. He told her that he will perform a full mastectomy. My mom condition is so bad that the surgeon is going to leave her llymph node alone. He will have to perform another surgery for the lymph node at a later time. Because, her cancer has not been confirm by a biopsy. He told her that the biopsy will be done before the mastectomy. The only reason why he has not order a biopsy is because it will be too painful for her. That gave my mom false hope that maybe she do not have cancer. I know she have cancer. The doctors will not be ordering CAT scan & PET whole body scans if they were not certain that she have cancer. This Monday will be her CAT scan and PET whole body scan. I am terrified for her. I wish it was me instead of her. My mom walking has gotten worse and now she can hardly move her neck. I am not in denial my mother is gravely ill.
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Want to leave a comment? Login or Register now!As for wishing it were yourself instead of her, I understand that you feel that way, but just think how awful she would feel to see one of her children go through this. Sometimes it is too hard for a parent to even think of the possability of losing a child, so try not to think that way. Your being there for her is as important as anything the doctors can do for her. That's a very good thing that you love her that much.I am glad for your mother that she has someone with her that cares about her so deeply. That, all by itself, will help her so much, regardless of whatever battle she has ahead of her. You might want to ask her doctors if there is a cancer support group in your area since she doesn't use a computer. Perhaps she can get some extra support there. Perhaps they also have some services available, also, for the families of people battling cancer as it is as hard as the caretakers in many ways as it is on the patients. As for wishing it were yourself instead of her, I understand that you feel that way, but just think how awful she would feel to see one of her children go through this. Sometimes it is too hard for a parent to even think of the possability of losing a child, so try not to think that way. Your being there for her is as important as anything the doctors can do for her. That's a very good thing that you love her that much.