invasive ductal carcinoma

MomDaughter

well it is a cople of months that afte memos mri's and biopy we found that my mom has been diagnosed. as much as i know about my mom's it is a 1.2 cm invasive ductal carcinoma dont know the grade or stage as the surgen told me he will know after the surgery...I am not sure how fast it grows...I am looking forward to have the surgery done as soon as possible...but have to wait for my turn i wonder where in the world has the best treatments...i live in canada.

Hope if we wait it does not get worse i have no idea what to do and how high risk it is please please please tell me about it. I only trust you people because i know it is is and how you feel and you know how i feel.

debbie6122

Momsdaughter- I know you are very worried about your mom you sound like a caring daughter, 1.5 cm is not a big tumor that being said yourr mom has time to look around for a good surgeon and gather all kinds of infomation most cancers are not fast growing and as her dr said you wont know the grade or stage untill he does surgery i wish i could give you info on the dr;s there in canada but i do know there are lots of woman here who are from canada, maybe you can start a new thread asking who is from your area and whom do they recommend. hopefully some one will chime in here as well that has some recommendations for you, Just remember they have great treatments now and 85% of woman with bc are NED ( no evidence of disease) cancer sucks but it is treatable and doable. Please keep us posted and if you have any more questions we are here for you and you mom

Hugs

CrazyKitties

I am 49 years old, diagnosed in April with IDC, same size as your mom's, 1.2 cent., and I am doing great. I had both boobs whacked, rebuilt, and I am on tamoxifen, no liquid chemo. Relax...that is a small tumor! I wish you and your mom the best!

MomDaughter

Thank you so much Debbie and CrazyKittes...yes i have not much understanding of all the kinds and qualities of the medical terms of the breast cancer,  but i am so thankfull you guys make it clear and give me emotional support...Bod bless you all and give you 100 yearss of happy cancer free so for my loving mom.

Please write me more...about things that i should do for my mom and what is the best next step.

catbill

Hi MomDaughter and CrazyKittie

CrazyKittie-I had a 1.2cm IDC as well, had bilateral mastectomies and I am now on Arimidex (no rads and no IV chemo). I am in the process of reconstruction and doing well.

MomDaughter-I'm guessing the next step for your mother is surgery, but there might have been some pathology done at the time of biopsy that could be given to you now. You can ask her doctor if there's any pathology available now.   I knew my homone status before surgery from my biopsy, but I don't know how things are handled in Canada.

 Do they do oncotyping in Canada?  You may want to ask your mother's doctor about it.  This involves sending a tissue sample taken at the time of surgery to one certain lab in California.  They provide information based on the expression of certain genes found in the tumor sample.  The score helps to make treatment decisions when taken into account with tumor size and grade.   

Your mother's tumor is not large, but treatment depends on other factors as well. Surgery should provide the answers you need and there is a bit of time to gather information.  I had my biopsy on 9/29/10 and surgery was not until a month later.    I encourage you to start a thread for Canadian women who can tell you more of how things are done in Canada.

Good luck to you and your mother!  You sound like a wonderful daughter.  Let us know how she's doing.

debbie6122

Hi momdaughter- I have been thinking about you and wondering if your mom has gotton a good bs yet? You asked what more you can do for your mom? Just be there for her and give her any support she needs, letting her know you love her and are there for her, which clearly you are and im sure she knows that, when she gets ready to have surgery we can give you a lot more helpful information to get her thru it and make it somewhat easier for her. I hope things start moving a little faster for you becasue i know the waiting sucks and is the hardest part of all of this. Please keep us posted,

Hugs,

Debbie

MomDaughter

Thanks Catbill and Debbie,

My mom is going for a surgery 07.12.10 hopefully and then the surgen is removing one of the lump nodes and see if they are involved and they will see what else she needs to do. I dont know alot...i am learingi one thing everyday.

all i do is pray...hope every one live life to the fullest and enjoy...and wish the same thing in my mom. please keep me updated for what is good to do for my mom.

I thank you all ....God blesss!

nikola

MomDaughter,

which province are You from? I am from Winnipeg. I am glad Your mom got a surgery date.Is she going for lumpectomy? How old is she?

I was 42 at the time of Dx and decided to go for mastectomy, bilateral with DIEP reconstruction. I had two cancers that were known before surgery and one more that was discovered during surgery. My nodes were negative. I had chemo, no radiation. Oncotesting could be done in Canada but sample has to be sent to lab prior 12 week mark. I was waiting for Her2 result too long and did not qualify for oncotesting (showing if chemo is needed).

Good luck.

MomDaughter

Thanks sweeti Nikola,

I live in Ontario Ottawa my mom is 56. Yes she is going through a lumpectomy. I am in dark so far what will happen to her after I dont know what ER + and HER2 means...Hope you are doing sooo well now,  and you are enjoying every second in your lovely life.

debbie6122

Is she going on the 7th of december? I will be thinking good thoughts for her and hope nodes are negative- Please keep us posted and if i think of anything useful i will let you know. take care