MyFit Breast Cancer Journey-Part 5: What's Next?

What's next? That's the question I asked the nurse navigator on October 13, 2021. She discussed setting an appointment to meet my oncology and surgical team as soon as possible. She said she would be mailing a guide (this thing was huge!) to breast cancer and treatment as I was in Florida, but decided to remain a patient with the medical team in Charlotte. I had to take notes on the rest of the information she gave me. It was a lot! Genetics, DNA, type triple negative cancer, surgery is outpatient, pathology report would determine treatment steps after surgery, etc., etc., etc... I remember being in bed when she called at 8a, and I wrote all of the information on the back of a bunch of my business cards. She did offer to call back at a later time..."No ma'am, let's do this right now!" My nurse navigator was wonderful though - a kind, gentle, and understanding human who is willing to go out of her way for her patients. I'm not used to seeing that anymore. She made navigating the cancer process less overwhelming. She is a blessing to the cancer center. I found myself trying to take care of her during the process and making sure she was resting and taking moments to breathe. She reminded me who was the patient.

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