Was told this evening I have IDC

Hi all,

Went to the doctor and got the lab report, short and sweet, to the point conversation.

I have two tumors...thought I had one! They are side by side. One is just big enough to put me into Class II. All my numbers are low. I have read posts that they can change or mis-dx, but now I will claim the lower numbers. Deal with possible curveballs if they come at that time.

I have opted for a lumpectomy and lymph node extraction. Scheduled for March 20. I don't want to over remove at this time, if it all needs to go later or both that will be fine. I have decided to go conservatively to begin with.The surgeon didn't seem to insist on mx, left the decision up to me.

Skyped my daughter and son-in-law in Scotland, my daughter was shaken. The four of us, prayed over me...the wonder of prayer and technology. Will speak to my sons tonight.

Take care all, God Bless

Janet

TXFreckles-sorry to hear that you have 2, but glad that they gave you the information. It is good to have all of the information to move forward with a plan. It must be hard for you to tell your children, especially those in Scotland. Prayer is always good! I pray for my kids to have hope and faith during all of this. My children are 14 and 11.

CatsRus- I will be thinking of you tomorrow and in the coming days. Take it easy and rest when you are tired! We'll talk to you soon! Hugs

Hi ladies,
I, like Wren (hi Wren) am three years out....and hi Lucy in Australia - Lucy may be up when we cannot sleep so there will always be someone around!
I am so glad Christine opened this thread...what saddens me is that there are so many of you who are just diagnosed.  I wish BC would be stopped today, forever.
You will never forget this thread where you first were able to verbalize your shock and fear.  Knowing we are not alone and that people get through this is so important. 
I was an aggressive seeker of information-- I knew it was invasive because the radiologist showed me the film right after my mammo.  I immediately called a surgeon for an appointment.  Then, after the biopsy, I picked up my reports and my glass slides and drove them to two different cancer centers.  (Note that you should be entitled to all reports and medical information about YOU, and you can request directly from the lab.  Also note, not everyone wants to know everything)
I was on line a lot and found good info.  I did not tell my 6 grown up kids about my dx until I had a plan.
I had a lumpectomy - home same day - followed by radiation and no chemo.  I worked at my job through it all; but after radiation was over, I crashed for two weeks just from the exhaustion of dealing with it all.  I was post-menopausal, so I take Femara.
Fast forward:  Life is good; life is normal.  My family, friends and coworkers do not think about BC when they see me.  Every medical appointment still brings a distant reminder that my body made cancer...but you will make it through this initial shock in your own way and time.
Here we can say things our family may not need to know about our fears and decision process. 
BC is a terrible disease; but this discussion board is a good place to start your recovery.
Hugs and prayers to all...
Joan

Good morning... surgery day and, at the moment at least feel remarkably calm. I actually slept reasonably well, especially under the circumstances. Spent a couple of hours with good friends last night. I nearly called it off but was glad in the end that I went. I went to bed at 11 pm and woke up around 4 am. I dozed until 5 am and have just got up. Alarm is set for 6:15 am (like I needed an alarm! But seemed to make DH feel better...lol) So I'm sat here, checking email and this site and playing with my cats who make me smile. I have one who likes to play fetch with small sponge balls - she has me well trained!

Great post Joan, exactly what I needed to hear this morning and I am happy you are doing well. Thank you for sharing.

TxFreckles, thank you for the prayers and good wishes. Must admit it is at times like this I wish I were more religious, I know it can be a great source of comfort.

Gosh, I could murder a cup of tea!

"Talk" soon. Oh.... sounds like DH is up, I was hoping he'd be able to sleep longer. It's going to be a long day for him too.

Best to you, Cats and hopefully an easy recovery.

I like your attitude: Ml143333. I try to be positive but I also want to be realistic.

CMO: I think the LX is the right decision. I am starting to see women with really small tumors talking about mx's and sometimes it bugs me because I know they are scared and I think often a mx is overkill. Although maybe that's what my first BS thinks about me because he recommended that I have the lx. I think some surgeons approach is to go in for the most minimally invasive surgery possible and it's no big deal if they have to do a second surgery. To some extent, I get that. But I had other issues I was dealing with at the same time, like my breasts are really small and I figured a lx of that size would really disfigure me.

$100?! Wow, you got a deal. I was told it might be over $2k. I haven't been billed yet but I was told they have to call to get permission to run any test over $100 which they never did. So if they charged me $2k, I was going to try to negotiate it down.

Christine, it is good to get that plan set up.  Good news that your second site is benign. 
ml--I also felt blessed to have a Stage 1 dx - but when I posted that on a Stage 1 thread, I got several disgruntled PMs letting me know that having BC is no blessing. 
gypsojo, you are right - there is a feeling of peace and taking back control when the surgery is scheduled and you will soon be cancer-free. 
Annie, I agree - the most tiring part of rads was the daily commute to the cancer center. 
Sending hugs and prayers for each of you and your families as you sort through your options.