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Re: Path reports scares me
5.5 cm was the beginning but I am not sure because I had several of them and they were like clumped together. However, maybe it shrank. Just from. Breast MRI before surgery doctor said things stayed the same which was a blow. But he said don't worry the lump that is not what is going to kill you but the spread of the cancer. So that was the reasoning for pre-chemo....the first ultrasound was done by a different doctor and biopsy too. He wanted to do double mastectomy the following week. Went for second opinion in Indy at a breast center and his treatment was complete opposite. So I went with second opinion.
Today the nurse removed my drains and gave me a copy of path report but I have not seen doctor yet. My appt with him is the 7th..... It's been a whirlwind.
July I found a lump and August chemo, then 3 weeks out of chemo masectomy. And radiation in 4 to 6 weeks, herceptin next week for 9 more months .
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IDC breast cancer
7/2012 diagnosed with multiple solid lesions
7/20/12 biopsy done. ER+ 30 PR -, HER+++,k167 80% Grade 2
9/2012 biopsy on lymph node - showed malignant
9/2012 Pre-adjunctive TCH chemo.
12/6/12 MRI after Pre-adj.
Results: Modest Decrease in size of left breast malignancy As well as the associated satellite lesions and auxiliary Adenopathy compared to prior study. Doctors hoped for better but good response it didn't grow.
12/18/2012 left masectomy with axillary nodes
Size 3.2 CM, Nottingham score 9/9
Grade 3, no evidence of in situ carcinoma
Areas of angiolymphatic are identified
Carcinoma is 0.5 cm from inked deep
Margin of excision
Attached axillary lymph nodes: metastatic
Carcinoma in 6 of 8 nodes.
Size of largest node 1.5 cm
Extracapsular
ER + 73%, PR+2%, HER2+
2/27/13 6 weeks of IMRT radiation finished
2/2013 Started on Tamoxifan 5 years.
8/2013 will take last Herceptin, 17 treatments total every 3 weeks.
BRCA1 & BRAC2 - Negative
August 28, 2013 DIEP flap on the left breast.
February 2014 Nip & Tuck
March 14, 2014 nipple reconstruction and removed port.
August 14, 2014 lump in lymph nodes under arm and above clavicle. Stage IV
August 28, 2014 herceptin And projeta starting and port put back in.
3/18/15 stopped arimidex.
3/18/15 progression....Tdm1
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