SO scared about my mom and a possible recurrence

abigail8

Hi, I feel so helpless right now and don't know where else to turn.  I graduate from nursing school in december in CA and my parents live in louisiana.  I am desperately seeking someone who has been in a similar situation as my mom.  She had a lumpectomy of a stage one lump with no node involvement.  She was told she had clear margins but received a score of 28 on her oncotype dx.  Her Dr. treated her aggressively post-surgery with cytoxan followd by radiation which she completed only a few weeks ago.  She went in to the dr. in April for a mammogram when they detected a marble-sized lump where they had taken only two of her sentinel nodes in her axilla.  The dr. informed her that it was probably just scar tissue but to follow up in 6 months.  At her final consult, post-treatment, with her radiologist he discovered this same palpable marble-sized mass.  He immediately called her oncologist and stressed the importance of keeping the appointment he was able to schedule for the following day.  She has a hxistory of fibrocystic breasts so being brought directly into an ultrasound was not a particularly foreign concept.  The Dr. stared at the screen and attempted to aspirate/drain the lump.  He was surprised to find it was a solid mass. They took a biopsy and said the results should be in tom. (thursday) or friday...  Has anyone experienced a similar situation?  What are the chances that it is a granuloma/hematoma or scar tissue?  My mom is certain that it can't possibly be cancer but my besst friend from high school, a doctor, spent time in a breast treatment center and gave me some ideas about the possible outcomes.  My heart breaks because, like so many, she battled in turmoil over the precribed chemo aand its lifelong effects.  her decision was the "safest" route and I can't begin to understand how powerless and afraid she must feel to have the "safe" outcome be ineffective.    Thanks for letting me vent....FYI: she had hysterectomy for cervical cancer and her mothe (my grandma) had ovarian cancer.  Any feedback from similar experiences, bad, good, neutral, would be much appreciated.  I just want to hear about real-life stories.  Thanks.