Definitive answer? When does the clock start ticking

Jackie07,

I noticed that you continuously refer to your unclear margins at the time of your original lumpectomy as a 'recurrence'. I am not understanding how something that was never completely removed be termed a 'recurrence' as opposed to cancer cells remaining that continued to grow. Were you told by your surgeon that this was considered a recurrence? I am just curious how your situation is considered a recurrence and not a problem that occured as a result of a misreading of your slides.