Another Set-back

Today felt like a real set-back. I went to my regular MD for a Pre-Op. Physical. Found out I DO have shingles...

He checked the lines of sores on my front and back at chest level, and confirmed that it was, in fact Shingles. These are caused by stresses on the body and mind. They are latent Chicken Pox Virus that re-surface when trauma happens. Mine broke out the day after I got my cancer diagnosis. (My Dad had them when he had cancer, too)

SO - I have to take an anti-viral medication for 7 days, and then wait another week for the sores to fade away before he could recommend I go ahead with surgery. This is a virus that could potentially spread like wildfire if I introduce it into an open wound, and it is very close to where the surgery will be.

Well, this puts me into the time when my surgeon is going to be gone for a week. She called me today to tell me that she talked with Dr. Sievert about postponing the surgery, but now she wants me to start the chemo. BEFORE the surgery, because there is "quite a lot of cancer in my breast and lymph glands under my arm". I am not a happy camper about that one...but what do you do when you don't know what to do?

I also have a cyst growing on my right index finger, and it is starting to warp my fingernail, so I have to have that removed also...I will wait a bit on that one.

Right now I am feeling upset and bewildered...no, downright FREAKED-OUT! I shall have to calm down and then I will write some more.....