Surgery Cancelled

Monday was a disappointing day to say least. I was expecting to meet with my surgeon to review my MRI results and go over his recommendation for the surgery I was scheduled to have on Friday August 14th. I thought we would only be discussing whether it was going to be a lumpectomy or mastectomy then it would be out. As it turns out from the MRI the cancer around my lymph nodes is quite larger than we originally thought and Dr. Watters believes the right course of treatment now is to have chemo first to shrink the tumors and then do the surgery. Both John and I were deflated when we left the office. I had done all my emotional prep for the surgery and it got totally flipped around.
Chemo is definitely a totally different beast which I wasn't prepared to deal with at least not for another 4 to 6 weeks. For me the thought of losing my hair is frightening.
I am scheduled now to see a medical oncologist this Friday August 14th at the Cancer Center. We are hoping we will get some answers then about the treatment.
On a positive note though ( well I'm taking it as positive ) the MRI didn't pick up any lesions or signs of cancer cells in my right breast, lungs or heart. There are many more tests to run to confirm it hasn't spread but it's a good start. I'm hoping to start chemo quickly but I know there are more baseline tests to run and waiting for those appointments may delay it. I'm a big fan of our healthcare system but the waiting we have to do sometimes is torture.