IDC lumpectomy on Tuesday

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HomeMom
HomeMom Member Posts: 1,198
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed

I had myself dead and buried , so when I went in for my biopsy result I had had about two hours sleep in the last 48 hours and was a bundle of nerves.  My BS was awesome. She pulled up a chair and looked into my eyes and said "Now I want you to listen with both ears open. It did come back as a type of cancer, but what you have is good guy cancer."  She went on to go over my biopsy results explaining what the ER and PR + and the HER2- meant to me and where we plan to go with treatment.  I thought I won the lotto!  

It is sinking in and I know I'm not out of the woods as far as chemo etc , so I'm feeling nervous about the next couple of weeks or so.  In her notes she states that I would need chemo if I have cancer in the nodes (we are doing a sentinel node biopsy) or my dx comes back likely to re occur.   She also has written "chemo pills" if chemo needed. 

My MRI came back clean except of course for the 1cm mess in my left breast.  I have implants that I got 10 years ago so I will get both replaced. In the mean time the best case for me is a temp expander in the left breast wile I go through radiation for six weeks, then three months later the plastic surgery. My job is commission only so I'm praying for no chemo and no drains. 

I see some people on here with the same type of biopsy results as me and some had to have chemo and or mastectomies   What case would change your treatment?  Did your DX come back high or was there cancer in your nodes?

Thanks everyone

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  • keepthefaith
    keepthefaith Member Posts: 2,156
    edited April 2014

    homemom, sorry you found yourself here. Your treatment plan will be based on a number of factors. Some of them are type, grade, size, stage, location, lymph node involvement, your overall health; once you have surgery, you will get another pathological report that will give you more answers.  It seems over-whelming, but hang in there; your Dr's want to give you the best option and they need as much information as possible. It sounds like you have a great BS! If you are undecided with the treatment plan you are offered, you can always get a second opinion. Try to stay busy and take one day at a time. Once you get more answers and start treatment, you will be feeling better. Wishing you the best!

     

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  • HomeMom
    HomeMom Member Posts: 1,198
    edited April 2014

    She told me I am stage one but it could be two if it is larger then they think. I would think that with the us they can measure, but I guess not. Just like you said, taking it one day at a time.  

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  • Lakegirl1
    Lakegirl1 Member Posts: 316
    edited April 2014

    HomeMom...So sorry to meet you here. I had my lumpectomy in January. They can't tell the actual size until it is out and the pathologist does his thing!!!   You will see I had bilateral mastectomy in March as my margins were not clean. It was a blessing, the BC was more extensive and now it is all out. 

    For me, the decision re: chemo took many factors into consideration. My tumor was larger than orig thought. Also, technically, my nodes are considered negative, I had a few very small cells that did appear in the nodes. The other things we took into consideration were my age which is only 43..  Also, my girls are 6 & 8.  We wanted to be sure we were throwing everything we had at this...no second guessing. 

    Best wishes to you....

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  • msphil
    msphil Member Posts: 1,536
    edited April 2014

    hello sweetie,I was planning my wedding when diagnosed, I started for the lumpectomy but went for the L mast, each case is different and I made the decision, and am Blessed to be celebrating 20 yr SURVIVAL this yr(Praise GOD). I was 42 at diagnosis, get a second opion. Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!msphil(idc,stage2,0/3 nodes, L mast, chemo:ariamycin,cytoxin, and 5 fu: and radiation "7 wks, and 5 yrs on tamoxifen)

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  • HomeMom
    HomeMom Member Posts: 1,198
    edited April 2014

    Both my BS and the Radiologist told me that with amastectomy reoccurrence    is about 3% and with a lumpectomy and rads it is about 7%.  I'm just praying that it does not show up in my nodes. 

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