Hi everyone,
I’m having a bit of tough time and just curious to know who else might have been in a similar situation. I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer end of July after a routine mammogram, my first one (I’m 52). I had no symptoms so it was a complete shock. Biopsy showed one tumour at grade 1, 35mm.
On ultrasound it looked like I had two masses and clear lymph nodes, so I has surgery end August, a lumpectomy and bilateral reduction, along with a standard sentinel node biopsy. When the pathology came back the tumour went up to grade two, but the tumour size was smaller at 14, the other mass wasn’t cancerous. Margins all clear etc. However two out of the three lymph nodes (the two sentinel ones), have cancer. Again another shock. It’s ER and PR positive and HER2 negative.
The surgeon asked me if I wanted a lymph node clearance, but I didn’t want to, I have MS and already problems with my arm - and another surgery is too risky. Instead they have sent away for the Oncotype DX test to be done. The waiting is horrible. if it’s high, them I need chemo, if it’s low then I don’t. I guess what worries me is the possibility of an intermediate score and the awful decisions as a result.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation and has advice? Feel like in a bad dream right now. Thank you. .
