Patty,
The 'primary site' is the location where the cancer first began to grow in your body. Based on your post, the doctor said he does not know if your cancer originated in your breast or somewhere else in your body.
I would highly suggest you get copies of all your pathology reports, including the one from your armpit surgery from last year and if any other tissue samples/biopsies you may have had. I also suggest you educate yourself on the Stage, Grade, estrogen, progesterone and HER2 status (positive/negative) of your cancer. In addition, I recommend you obtain copies of all your CT Scans, MRIs, etc. If my memory serves me correctly, the Chemo you had was Adriamycin and Cytoxan---as far as I know, those are the drugs administered when the primary cancer is in the breast.
Following are some very good educational sites that could keep you busy for a long, long, time:
NBCF Beyond the Shock Video:
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/...yond-the-shock
Breast cancer staging:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/co...5.asp?rnav=cri
NBCF Breast Cancer Library:
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/...cancer-library
And even more videos and articles:
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Our HER2 site has a wealth of information too:
http://her2support.org/index.php?opt...d=49&Itemid=89
My best to you Patty!