Got the news

Pammac47

Carcinoma with er positive receptor status, seeing breast surgeon on the 16th.

Kicks

What type - DCIS/IDC/ILC/IBC? Makes big difference in TX plan. Surgery is not always the best first TX plan.

ChiSandy

At the support group I attended last night, one of the women was diagnosed with ER+/PR+/HER2- grade 2 IDC in December. Because she’s postmenopausal and her tumor is >2cm, she’s part of a clinical trial of neoadjuvant AI therapy (in her case, anastrozole) to shrink the tumor before lumpectomy. Stay tuned.

Pammac47

Wow!! Sounds promising but my mass is over 5cm I've been told the pain is from it growing. Honestly I really do feel relieved its er+ I had pictured worse. Anyway I'm determined to enjoy a few days prior to seeing the breast surgeon and signing up for battle. My prayers are for those not diagnosed that their news will be better. Signing off for a few days to breathe and live hopefully sleep better. Thanks to all. Oh and I such a bad person I must confess in my anger yesterday. I made the awful assumption the hospital did not send pathology report as pcp told me they did not have. Upon further investigating they did and I got my answer. It's insulting to those folks who were so terribly kind to me when I was at hospital, that I would let this reduce me to that. Shame on me, while they wouldn't release info to me. They did send to my pcp. I owe them a debt of apology and thanks-central florida regional and sincerely hope to never repeat that ugliness again. I need to heal my soul so I'm taking a few days to just get my head right. Love you al

Logang

Sorry to hear the news! Sending you hugs! Hope you are able to enjoy the next few days!

Holeinone

Pammac,

Please be kind to yourself, it's a very stressful time. I was the tower of strength in the beginning, then went ballistic during radiation. I am still embarrassed when I think about it, try not too. Until you have surgery, and you get a pathology report, there is the unknown. This is a great place to voice your fears & anger. We get it.

Anonymous

Anger is our survival response rearing its head and gearing up what lies ahead for us. Don't underestimate that anger; it's a great motivator (stems from fear, but fear cripples us and anger can move us forward and help us be proactive). It can help us eventually get the best treatment we need and protect us while we get that treatment, so don't be too hard on yourself right now for expressing it. Most trained medical professionals get this emotion during the newly dx phase anyway.

Claire in AZ

Pammac47

Thanks took a couple days. Frankly the pain has made some things I used to enjoy hard to say the least. I have been told pain is cause it's growing. Anyway I am now set to not only see the surgeon, but an onocologist and a radiologist on Tuesday the 16th. I'm scared, yes. The size, how quick it got there, and the new things going on with my body are all weighing on my mind. However there is one true comfort, I am not alone. Someone has been in my shoes. So many had to go before me for new treatments to be found. So my life is changing and I have fear, I cry because I am not done living, but know I have to fight to continue. Maybe someday we can find a cure, so my daughter never has to go through this. Or any of our daughters, sons or grandkids for that matter.

By the way all I've been told is that Adenocarcinoma grade 3. We know 5cm+, but understand that could change