Need some help and advice

[Ellie F]

Hi Leslie
So glad to hear from you. I was aware that you were going to see Dr C and prayed that he would have the answer.I am a little confused about the diagnosis. If you have DCIS why are they saying it is advanced breast cancer? I understand that DCIS is the stage before bc becomes invasive and generally I thought didn't have extensive lymph node involvement.Do you have a solid tumour? How big is it?
I ask these questions as I also had some conflict about diagnosis. My first onc said IBC but my second onc was less convinced and thought I had locally advanced bc with an invasive 4.5 cm tumour and large amount of DCIS.The only positive part was that both agreed chemo then surgery then rads then herceptin.I had a single mastectomy having had numerous tests to ensure my oposite breast was clear.
I am sure you will get other replies to this difficult dilema but just wanted to say that I understand how difficult this is for you
Love Ellie