Breast Cancer at 27 and Pregnant

Last week I met with the OB, the Oncologist and the chemo nurse/coordinator. The baby is doing well. Heartbeat of 158 bpm. She gave me the referral & set up an appointment with the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist (high-risk OB). We see him on Monday, the 5th. At that time they'll do an ultrasound, complete anatomy scan and if baby cooperates we will learn if it is a SHE or a HE. The oncologists nurse gave me a shopping list of things I will need to get through chemo.  SHOPPING LIST Update Soft toothbrush ** An absolute must! Your gums may bleed, a lot, during chemo. Tape dental floss ** The waxed tape SUCKS, don't get that kind Non-alcohol mouthwash ** I found this site & find the Saltwater Mouth Rinse most helpful Oasis dry mouth spray Biotene (relieves dry mouth) ** It's been great, especially for that really dry mouth & back of the throat feeling.  Soft hair brush - Why? I'm going bald. 😒 a soft brush feels nice, even on

11/4/16 Brandon & I arrived at Moffitt at about 7:15 am. My check-in time was 7:30 am. They called me the night before to let me know that I needed to be in earlier for the nuclear medicine injection in order to do the lymph node mapping. Check-in was breeze, no wait at all. I did get just enough time to run to the bathroom. 😃 It was almost a 2-hour car ride after all. We sat in a large living room like area for about half an hour, just long enough to check in on everyone. Shortly thereafter they called us back. We went into yet another room, this time it was a triage/prep area. I was outfitted with a paper gown, reflective head cap, and hospital socks. I met the anesthesiologist (great Dr by the way). We discussed the medications and my pregnancy. We chose to do skip the sedative part of anesthesia, to minimize the effects on the baby. A nerve block would be placed in the pectoral muscles so I wouldn't have to take so much pain meds at home. I would be sent home wit