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And so the fight begins...
Hi all just to update my lymph node biopsy and breast lump biopsy came back positive on Thursday So that’s it...my fight begins. No staging or anything yet but have my appointment with breast c...
@"Prime time" Sorry to hear that - it's hard to hear. I went in for a partial for a 2.5cm ILC tumour and no suspicious nodes - biopsy came back with 4.5cm, no clear margins and 3 positive nodes so back for mastectomy and further 5 nodes removed. This also meant that chemo was recommended (4AC & 12 Paclitaxol) which I'm still doing, then rads and hormone therapy as I am OR & PR +. What your path will be will depend on your path report and you will find out more when you see your oncologist.
As far as advice - all of the above. Look after yourself and don't expect to be on top of things. I found that taking someone with me to appointments (my husband) was useful as I would often forget things. I also jot questions down as I think of them so that I have a list (lucky docs) when I go in. The other thing I found useful is a zipup 2 ring binder from Officeworks and a heap of clear sleeves and some dividers (the zip means that I can tuck things in there and they don't fall out. Every document I get goes in that folder and I take it with me to every appointment - that way I always have everything at my fingertips. (I originally bought an ordinary size binder and fairly quickly had to replace it with a lever-arch type).
Take care and keep in touch with your results.
As far as advice - all of the above. Look after yourself and don't expect to be on top of things. I found that taking someone with me to appointments (my husband) was useful as I would often forget things. I also jot questions down as I think of them so that I have a list (lucky docs) when I go in. The other thing I found useful is a zipup 2 ring binder from Officeworks and a heap of clear sleeves and some dividers (the zip means that I can tuck things in there and they don't fall out. Every document I get goes in that folder and I take it with me to every appointment - that way I always have everything at my fingertips. (I originally bought an ordinary size binder and fairly quickly had to replace it with a lever-arch type).
Take care and keep in touch with your results.