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EJ7
EJ7 Member Posts: 4
edited June 2014 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

HELLO, MY NAME IS E JOHNSON I LIVE IN RICHMOND VA. I HAVE IDC, STAGE 111,I AM TAKING CHEMO SENSE SEPT,2011. I HAVE A LARGE LUMP IN MY LEFT BREST, TE DR. DOESNT WANT TO TALK IT OUT, HE WANT TO SEE IF THE CANCER GOES DOWN WITH CHEMO THEN TAKE IT OUT WHEN ITS SMALL' BUT I WANT IT OUT NOW! PEASE HELP ME! GOD BLESS!

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Diagnosis: 8/31/2011, DCIS, Stage IIIa, Grade 2, ER+/PR-, HER2+

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  • EJ7
    EJ7 Member Posts: 4
    edited December 2011

    EL JOHNSON,

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  • jennyboog
    jennyboog Member Posts: 1,322
    edited December 2011

    I am so sorry, the beginning is a scary place to be.  It will get better, I am over a year out now and doing well.  I know you want it out but if they are able to shrink the tumor before surgery then it helps them get clean margins during surgery.  If they don't get clean margins then they have to go back in also, you stand a chance of leaving stray cancer cells behind.  The dr is doing what they have showed to work best with your type of cancer.   I did the samething...chemo then surgery and it worked for me. 

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  • judyfams
    judyfams Member Posts: 148
    edited December 2011

    I am sorry that you have cancer.

    Please know that the treatment you are having is used for very large tumors - first do chemo to shrink the tumor and then do surgery and then sometimes - depending on the pathology of the tumor chemo again to take care of any possible cancer cells that may be left.

    The results of the surgery are much better if you have the chemo first to shrink the tumor.  I know you want the cancer out right now - but it is better to have the surgery done after chemo.  It sounds like your doctor is following the right course of treatment for your tumo

    Judy

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  • shirleysangels22
    shirleysangels22 Member Posts: 36
    edited December 2011

    Hi EJ7,

    I'm so sorry to hear about your cancer. Have you thought of getting a second Dr. to take a look at your records? It my help with what path you want to take. I'll be praying for you. God will get you through this. Best of luck.

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