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Becky · 09-23-2010, 03:29 PM

Dear Friends

I figured I would update on my sister today. She had her lumpectomy and they also took 6 nodes (before even testing if it was only dcis as the biopsy said - they told her today they did this because the first one looked suspicious). But she only had dcis (6.7mm). She found out today that it is high grade, ER+ 99%, PR+ 70%. They do not run Her2 on dcis apparently, it isn't routine. She is having blood drawn for BRCA testing (my cousin and I were negative and I am thinking my sister will be as well but you never know). If positive, she will have a bilateral. If negative, she will have radiation. She is holding up very well, working etc. The lumpectomy and node dissection was September 2. I am worried though since high grade dcis is not a good thing but it is better than high grade invasive cancer.

It will be interesting to see her BRCA result. If she is positive, I am going to get Muriad to relook at that section of my dna. Mistakes are made which would be a shame as it would have "saved" my sister since when I got tested, she said if I was positive, she would test. And if she was positive, she was going to do all the prophylactic surgeries straight away.

Hope you are all having a lovely day.

09-23-2010, 03:29 PM	#1
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Update on My Sister Dear Friends I figured I would update on my sister today. She had her lumpectomy and they also took 6 nodes (before even testing if it was only dcis as the biopsy said - they told her today they did this because the first one looked suspicious). But she only had dcis (6.7mm). She found out today that it is high grade, ER+ 99%, PR+ 70%. They do not run Her2 on dcis apparently, it isn't routine. She is having blood drawn for BRCA testing (my cousin and I were negative and I am thinking my sister will be as well but you never know). If positive, she will have a bilateral. If negative, she will have radiation. She is holding up very well, working etc. The lumpectomy and node dissection was September 2. I am worried though since high grade dcis is not a good thing but it is better than high grade invasive cancer. It will be interesting to see her BRCA result. If she is positive, I am going to get Muriad to relook at that section of my dna. Mistakes are made which would be a shame as it would have "saved" my sister since when I got tested, she said if I was positive, she would test. And if she was positive, she was going to do all the prophylactic surgeries straight away. Hope you are all having a lovely day. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"