Mom just diagosed. IDC, recurrence

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popples1108
popples1108 Member Posts: 13
edited July 2017 in Just Diagnosed

Hello everyone.  A little background.  My mom (now 60) was diagnosed with IDC of the left breast in 2015.  She had a lumpectomy (nodes all tested negative).  She underwent radiation and is on a hormone blocker (Tamoxifen I believe).  Well a couple weeks ago she had her 6 month mammogram and they found a mass which the biopsy proved was cancer again, her doctor was shocked and truly thought it would be nothing (she had a small chance of recurrence).  It is IDC again and on the same side.  She said she believed they told her a grade 3 and that its more aggressive this time but that's really all we know.  We meet with her oncologist on Wednesday and I have a rather long list of questions (stage, HR/PR status, etc.). 

I guess I'm just looking for any information I can get.  Even though its a stage 3, if it hasn't spread is the prognosis still good?  Does it make a difference that this is a recurrence and she's already had radiation?  We've already been told because of a PE she had last year and having already undergone radiation that reconstruction after her mastectomy is not a good option. 

Thank you for reading :-)

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  • farmerlucy
    farmerlucy Member Posts: 3,985
    edited July 2017

    So sorry about your mom. Has it been confirmed to be stage 3? Any chance it is grade 3, but the staging is unknown at this point?

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  • popples1108
    popples1108 Member Posts: 13
    edited July 2017

    Yes, grade 3, I mistyped!  We are not sure on the stage yet just that it's more aggressive this time around.  I also got the medication wrong :-(  She is on Arimidex.  Her surgeon did also mention the possibility of needing chemo before surgery but I guess that's something the oncologist will tell us Wednesday...?

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited July 2017

    Hi poppies,

    We're really sorry to hear about what your mom is going through right now but we're really glad to see that you found the BCO community.

    May we signpost you to a some information on recurrent BC as well as over to the Recurrence Forum where there is lots of discussions going on between members.

    Information on Recurrent Breast Cancer

    Just diagnosed with Recurrence Forum

    Let us know if there's anything we can help you with.

    Wishing you and your mom the best,

    The Mods.

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