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Becky · 08-12-2010, 05:51 PM

I probably should have said something before but as you know, I tend to keep things in (and I am a last minute person too). On August 9 my sister had a stereotactic biopsy due to a small (8mm) area of clustered calcifications. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with DCIS. She couldn't wait until next week to find out and kept calling until she heard. She will find out the prognostics next week (ie: ER, PR etc) and needs to at least get a lumpectomy and radiation (I did not want to get into anything more such as not getting clean margins or if the lumpectomy shows a small invasive component). Baby steps. Although I tested negative for the BRCA genes, there is something going on in my family as my mom was diagnosed 4 months after me. So... I am very worried as I still have my breasts. Baby steps for me too. Please pray that there is no invasive component for my baby sister and it stays dcis. I have another sister and pray for her too.

Thank you in advance.

08-12-2010, 05:51 PM	#1
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I am Fine - but bad new for my sister I probably should have said something before but as you know, I tend to keep things in (and I am a last minute person too). On August 9 my sister had a stereotactic biopsy due to a small (8mm) area of clustered calcifications. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with DCIS. She couldn't wait until next week to find out and kept calling until she heard. She will find out the prognostics next week (ie: ER, PR etc) and needs to at least get a lumpectomy and radiation (I did not want to get into anything more such as not getting clean margins or if the lumpectomy shows a small invasive component). Baby steps. Although I tested negative for the BRCA genes, there is something going on in my family as my mom was diagnosed 4 months after me. So... I am very worried as I still have my breasts. Baby steps for me too. Please pray that there is no invasive component for my baby sister and it stays dcis. I have another sister and pray for her too. Thank you in advance. __________________ 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"