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ronnie09
ronnie09 Member Posts: 18
edited June 2014 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

I just had my lumpectomy on Tuesday and my dr. had to do an axillary dissection which I hadn't planned on.  Cancer in the breast was identified thru a biopsy in Jan 10 as ILC; cancer was identified in lymph node 2 weeks ago as metastatic ductal.  The original plan was that I was going to have a lumpectomy and radiation, now my breast surgeon said more than likely I will need chemo and radiation.  I am seeing my oncologist on Tuesday...what questions should I make sure I get answered.

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  • Cowgirl13
    Cowgirl13 Member Posts: 1,936
    edited March 2010

    You can ask him how the lumph node changes the treatment plan  Also, ask him what your prognosis would be without chemo and then with chemo.  I know others here will have really helpful things to say.  BTW, chemo was really do-able for me.  Good luck.

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  • ronnie09
    ronnie09 Member Posts: 18
    edited March 2010

    When do you find out what stage and grade?  I keep seeing this on the posts but haven't been told yet...is this something that happens with the pathology report?  How long after surgery do they wait before starting chemo?

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  • RegulJ
    RegulJ Member Posts: 244
    edited March 2010

    I started my chemo within 6 weeks of my mastectomy. The grade/stage was determined with the samples they took at surgery but I did not get those results until a week before chemo.

    Questions to ask: what type of chemo, how many sessions, do you need/want a port. Chemo side effects, where will treatment be done, alternatives, clinical studies,

    Good Luck :)

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