Local Recurrence, high platelets, what does it mean

Hi Everyone,

I really should be working but I'm waiting to hear from Dr.... So after reading some posts and feeling less alone, I thought I would reach out to see if anyone had any thoughts: I am almost 5 years out from initial dx- Lft Breast, IDC stage 1B HER2+, ER+ super weak, and PR-, micromastetic in sentinel node only. Lumpectomy, node removed, Radiation, TCH, no tamox as the ER+ was so weak.

Three months ago- Lft Brst AGAIN 160 mm DCIS, 1.5 cm IDC and lots of tiny foci of varying sizes. again Her2+ (fiSH +2.20) ER+ 10-20% and PR+91-10%). NO lymph node involvement, PT/CT were clear and MRI right breast was Bi-rads 1, but the DCIS tumor was close to chest wall and the IDC was Her2 + so... I had a mastectomy. Now I am on chemo/targeted therapy for at least 6 months.

I am headed for my second treatment tomorrow. I just saw my labs from blood draw and my platelets were 430. I read that high platelets can be an indicator of cancer (ovarian, lung, colon breast...) so I'm waiting to hear from the doctor to ask the Dr. what this means.

I feel like it's really hard to get any information at all on local recurrence. I would love to hear if anyone has any experience with high platelet counts. And thank you so much for all your posts, they really do make me feel less alone..