Well,...
I go into surgery on Wednesday morning at 11:00 for a total mastectomy/skin sparing procedure. This is my only option at this point as the MRI showed other spots in my right breast that could be cancerous, because of that a lumpectomy is not an option. My left breast was clear, so that is good news. They are going to do a procedure called a sentinal to take some lymph nodes and test them for the cancer. The MRI showed that there is one node that they are concerned about as it looks a little differently than it should. Tomorrow I have to go in for blood work and a chest x-ray. My surgeon said again that I will have to go through chemotherapy because of my age, he also said that they may also do localized radiation to the area. Until then, I'll keep you posted....
Monday, July 30, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007
Life
Well guys, you wanted some updates so here we go. I found a lump in my right breast about three weeks ago, went through a few tests, including a biopsy. Got my results back on 7/18 which told me that I have Invasive Ductal Carcinoma grade 3. Which is based on size and means that it is pretty aggressive. Don't panic! I'm not too worried about it at this point.
I had a MRI yesterday (7/26) as suggested by my surgeon to give him a better picture of everything. Along with that, the head radiologist at St. Luke's had me get a mammogram today (7/27), just so I can have something to compare with in the future. Apparently my surgeon felt that one of my lymph nodes was inflamed when he examined me last Thursday, that was another reason he wanted to get an MRI. The MRI showed that a lymph node near the tumor looks a little different than it should, the mammogram confirmed that as well. I will hear from my surgeon sometime next week after he thoroughly looks at all of the pictures. Then he will, from that information suggest what surgery to do. At this point I am leaning more toward a Mastectomy and doing reconstruction. Dr. Nielson (my surgeon) is going to take the enlarged lymph node along with a few others when he does my surgery. I will know more information when I get in contact with him. Until then, thank you for your thoughts.
Missy
I had a MRI yesterday (7/26) as suggested by my surgeon to give him a better picture of everything. Along with that, the head radiologist at St. Luke's had me get a mammogram today (7/27), just so I can have something to compare with in the future. Apparently my surgeon felt that one of my lymph nodes was inflamed when he examined me last Thursday, that was another reason he wanted to get an MRI. The MRI showed that a lymph node near the tumor looks a little different than it should, the mammogram confirmed that as well. I will hear from my surgeon sometime next week after he thoroughly looks at all of the pictures. Then he will, from that information suggest what surgery to do. At this point I am leaning more toward a Mastectomy and doing reconstruction. Dr. Nielson (my surgeon) is going to take the enlarged lymph node along with a few others when he does my surgery. I will know more information when I get in contact with him. Until then, thank you for your thoughts.
Missy
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