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Chelee · 12-26-2006, 01:01 AM

Barbara, marejo, Micheleu, & Kimberly, Thanks so much for all your replies and support. I have giving this all alot of thought this weekend. I am tired of all the added stress caused by my onc. And now I get this mammo report the WEEKEND before Christmas. It just seems cruel to me. Ruined my Christmas. But I am not just going to request a MRI...I decided I am going to tell my onc and surgeon I want a mastectomy of that breast. I WANTED a bilat last year when I was first DX. But like several of you...he talked me OUT of it.

They better not try talking me out of it again...I want it gone. This is too much stress just like I thought it would be. I don't know why my surgeon pressured me to just do a mastectomy on the one breast with my DX? Its seems to be MORE common then I thought for these surgeons to talk women out of the bilat? I see it happened to several of you women that replied. I hate the thought of another surgery but its better then this constant worry and repeat mammo's.

Thanks Michele...I DO plan on asking for the MRI. At this point it probably is pointless to have a ultrasound. I just want to know whats causing this pain in that breast and the extent of what it is they see? I should find out tomorrow some time.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Here's wishing each and everyone of you a Happy New Year!

Chelee

12-26-2006, 01:01 AM	#16
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Barbara, marejo, Micheleu, & Kimberly, Thanks so much for all your replies and support. I have giving this all alot of thought this weekend. I am tired of all the added stress caused by my onc. And now I get this mammo report the WEEKEND before Christmas. It just seems cruel to me. Ruined my Christmas. But I am not just going to request a MRI...I decided I am going to tell my onc and surgeon I want a mastectomy of that breast. I WANTED a bilat last year when I was first DX. But like several of you...he talked me OUT of it. They better not try talking me out of it again...I want it gone. This is too much stress just like I thought it would be. I don't know why my surgeon pressured me to just do a mastectomy on the one breast with my DX? Its seems to be MORE common then I thought for these surgeons to talk women out of the bilat? I see it happened to several of you women that replied. I hate the thought of another surgery but its better then this constant worry and repeat mammo's. Thanks Michele...I DO plan on asking for the MRI. At this point it probably is pointless to have a ultrasound. I just want to know whats causing this pain in that breast and the extent of what it is they see? I should find out tomorrow some time. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Here's wishing each and everyone of you a Happy New Year! Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.