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I have an appt. Monday with the NP. (I've seen her before...she is very nice but could never answer my questions.) I *need* to know what is causing this? What bothers me is the surgeons office can't say for sure its NOT cancer...but yet they won't do anything? Why not biopsy it? After all with my bc history it would seem the normal protocol.
What if I have a different type of cancer in this breast? Its been let go for almost 3 months now while I sit in pain.
tousled1, I did know what the birads ratings were. Looked them up after my first mammo. But I appreciate you sending the link. Thats why I keep wondering how they can keep *down-grading* this when they say they can't tell me for sure if its cancer or not? If they don't know...why can't we find out with a biospy? My body is telling me something is awful wrong. As Cristy said, I still *don't* have a answer to this. That is exactly my point. They should have to answer me. They just pass me around & I get no where.
Chelee
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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.
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