thats all that went in does anyone know what these figures mean ,sorry for being so dense ,going to get a core biopsy next week ,then depending on results a lumpectomy and lymph node removal ,
Hi mad4cavs, Don't apologize for being dense its such a shock to the system most of us on here have all sorts of questions when cancer loams. I'm the sort of person who went into overdrive wanting to know the ifs, buts and maybes. Such an emotional roll-a-coaster. This is normal, its such a steep learning curve. I'm not a medical person but I believe ER positvie means your cancer is estrogen receptor positive. Grade is normally how aggressive/developed/type the cancer cells appear under microscope. Stage is how far it has spread. Do you have a named nurse you can direct these questions to? Our local acute hosp Breast nurses operated a Mon - Fri 9-5 answering machine message system - returning calls the same day. It will be very difficult to know what the ifs are untill your biopsy results are known - being in no mans land is very difficult to deal with - things will be easier when you know.
Hi mad4cavs, Don't apologize for being dense its such a shock to the system most of us on here have all sorts of questions when cancer loams. I'm the sort of person who went into overdrive wanting to know the ifs, buts and maybes. Such an emotional roll-a-coaster. This is normal, its such a steep learning curve. I'm not a medical person but I believe ER positvie means your cancer is estrogen receptor positive. Grade is normally how aggressive/developed/type the cancer cells appear under microscope. Stage is how far it has spread. Do you have a named nurse you can direct these questions to? Our local acute hosp Breast nurses operated a Mon - Fri 9-5 answering machine message system - returning calls the same day. It will be very difficult to know what the ifs are untill your biopsy results are known - being in no mans land is very difficult to deal with - things will be easier when you know.
