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March 3 2010- Routine Mammogram
March 3 2010- stereotactic biopsy
March 4, 2010- Diagnoised with Breast Cancer DCIS
BRCA1 and BRCA2 - NEGATIVE
March 29, 2010- bilateral mastectomy with the left one being prophalactic--showing a 1.5-mm, invasive, component, grade 3
April 2010-Feb 2011- Reconstruction of both breasts, expanders to implants, with aerola tattooing and nipple reconstruction.
After Surgery pathology report-Pathology shows a 1.5-mm, invasive carcinoma in the setting of DCIS, grade 3
Maximum tumors the size of the DCIS being 7 mm, ER+, PR+ at 90 and 80% respectively. HER-2/neu is 3+
Taking Tamoxifen 20 mg daily for 5 years
www.byebyehooters.blogspot.com - my journey...

what lies before us are tiny matters of what lies within us, which makes us stronger

08-19-2011, 12:55 PM	#40
sweetsunflwr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 28	Re: HER2 learning more is it a bad thing? Also my oncologist told me it was a T1a today my tumor.. what does that mean anyone know? __________________ March 3 2010- Routine Mammogram March 3 2010- stereotactic biopsy March 4, 2010- Diagnoised with Breast Cancer DCIS BRCA1 and BRCA2 - NEGATIVE March 29, 2010- bilateral mastectomy with the left one being prophalactic--showing a 1.5-mm, invasive, component, grade 3 April 2010-Feb 2011- Reconstruction of both breasts, expanders to implants, with aerola tattooing and nipple reconstruction. After Surgery pathology report-Pathology shows a 1.5-mm, invasive carcinoma in the setting of DCIS, grade 3 Maximum tumors the size of the DCIS being 7 mm, ER+, PR+ at 90 and 80% respectively. HER-2/neu is 3+ Taking Tamoxifen 20 mg daily for 5 years www.byebyehooters.blogspot.com - my journey... what lies before us are tiny matters of what lies within us, which makes us stronger