Surgery's Over, No Nodes, But PreC -cells?

[SusanV]

My lumpectomy is over, and the worst part by far was the guide wires that were placed in the breast prior to surgery... I am recovering just fine. Faster than I imagined. The surgeon just called to report that the nodes were all fine, and the margins were clean BUT he said that there were many "precancerous" cells around the area of the tumors in my breast. He went on to say that I still have many hurdles to get over, and after chemo and genetics testing we may want to meet again regarding the breast.

Has anyone ever received the same news after their lumpectomy? At this point, I would just like to schedule the mastecomy. I didn't ask him about that, my follow up and first meeting with the onc is on the 28th.

Anybody have any thoughts, or maybe more importantly any good questions that I should take with me on the 28th?

Thank you everyone...

Susan V in PA
DX 37
Aug 2006