IDC Stage 1 Grade 3

I was IDC stage one grade three, too.

I was diagnosed at age 50.

I started out on AC and after the third treatment got very sick and they stopped it. I took a month's break and they put me on 12 weekly Taxol and it was a breeze compared to the AC.

I was triple negative. If she is triple negative, it's advised that she take the chemo, even with a break in between because chemo is the only weapon. Then follow this with radiation (which was very easy).

If she has hormone receptors, she can take hormone treatments and should discuss this possibilty with her onc.

I also had node negative. I'm guessing your mom is triple negative? This would mean that she has negative receptors for estrogen, progesterone and her2.

Freewilly, I had to stop my chemo treatments for one month and restarted again right where I left off, no extra cycle. 

If your mom is ER +, ask to have the oncotype test done.  It will determine how much of a benefit chemo will be for her and she can base her decision to continue, or not, with that information. 

Good luck.

I had a mammogram DEC 21 2007 and it showed nothing in June 2006 I felt a lump or rather something that I had never felt there before so I called right away 'family history lost mom less then two years ago from breast advanced to the bone and aunt breast to lungs...Moms was missed until it had already advanced her tumor hide behind her sternum...aunt she waited to long because she had to medical coverage and was to humble to ask for help...she passed 20 years ago' So any how when I felt what I felt, I felt I had to get in right away and it was a good thing I did, it is cancer! I had a lumpectomy and sentinal  July 9 and just did my followup with the breast surgeon who set me up with the oncologist saying I am a good candidate for chemo...I was first told that it would be removing the tumor and surrounding tissues and Radiation and now the talk of chemo  makes my head swim some! I was told as well that I am a good candidate for the hormonal therapy drug...wondering why all this if the cancer tumor was removed and the surrounding tissue was clear and nodes are neg, my cancer is estorgen and proestorne pos hre-u2 neg...I am 46 years young...can anyone help me with why they would want to go further is everthing looks to me as a good clean removal...I do understand the Radiation but the rest is why I am swimming, well my head is....as for me I will go forth with what ever it takes to make sure this beast is out of my body completely!!!

Thank you in advance for any and all replys!

Hi,

I'm new to this site.  39 years old with IDC Stage 2, Grade 3, hormone receptor positive, Her 2 status not back yet.  I found a lump during my monthly self-exam and had never had a mammogram before as I'm not yet 40yrs old and in Canada that's when mammograms start.  I initially asked for masectomy but on the advice of surgeons I had a lumpectomy on June 21/08 which found multi-focal tumours (2cm and 0.4cm) as well as multiple lymph node involvement.  I had a palpable node pre-op so was not a candidate for sentinel node and had an excision instead.  They took 22 nodes and 4 were malignant.  My arm is still sore but the stretching helps a bit.  I am meeting with the rad onc and med onc next week to discuss treatment as my surgeon says I need both rad and chemo and then may need additional surgery once done.  They implanted a port-a-cath during my surgery.  I'm waiting on an ultrasound too as my CAT scan showed "low density spots" on some of my organs and have just finished antibiotics for an infected seroma (fluid collection) that occurred post-op.  My energy is still not back to normal. 

I have four kids under the age of 10yrs and am terrified.  My mom had breast CA last year and my husband's sister died two years ago of breast CA at 43yrs so my children have been well exposed already.  I have good days and bad as I guess we all do...but today has been kind of a down day.  The sun is shining, the kids are happy and running around, yet I just feel down.  For the most part I've felt well and not overly stressed so I know this will pass.  Just wondering how everyone else has dealt with the "down" moments and the uncertainy of it all?  I feel like I can't afford to have many sad times as it may upset my kids.  My husband is an amazing support.  We own our own business and are in the midst of contruction for a new location so life is so busy without adding cancer to the mix.  My head too is swimming with rapid thoughts all the time. 

Thanks ahead of time for any input!

Hi, I was diagnosed July 18 with stage 1b, grade 3, ER/pr +, her2 +. I had a lumpectomy on Tue. with sentinel lymph node biopsy, waiting for my pathology results from that now. I'm 42 years old. My surgeon never mentioned the idea of mastectomy. He felt very confident that I would have the same long term results with lumpectomy. I hope he is right. Now I'm waiting to come up with the treatment plan. Feel free to contact me through by private message if you would like to keep in touch. Good Luck!

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