are you classed as having Breast cancer
Hi everyone, my name is Sue and 6 weeks ago now I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Cancer... Everything happened so quickly diagnosis, tests, more tests, then surgery. I had a lumpectomy and my t...
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Hi Sue. Sorry to see you here, but welcome. I hope you find it as helpful and supportive a place as I have.
Strictly speaking with your tumour removed and no spread, you are officially NED - no evidence of disease. From here it's 'mopping up'.
My tumour was 16mm, with no lymph node involvement, and was whipped out the day after diagnosis. I have gone with "I'm being treated for breast cancer" rather than "I have breast cancer".
I asked my surgeon a similar question, when am I classed as a 'survivor'. His view was from the moment the tumour was removed.
I had a re-excision for margins, which found a lot of DCIS. For a variety of reasons I ended up having a double mastectomy and the pathology found more DCIS. So for me, I'm choosing to start my five years, with the 90% survival rate, from the date of that last surgery. Roll on 27th April 2023!
How are you doing Sue? K xox
Strictly speaking with your tumour removed and no spread, you are officially NED - no evidence of disease. From here it's 'mopping up'.
My tumour was 16mm, with no lymph node involvement, and was whipped out the day after diagnosis. I have gone with "I'm being treated for breast cancer" rather than "I have breast cancer".
I asked my surgeon a similar question, when am I classed as a 'survivor'. His view was from the moment the tumour was removed.
I had a re-excision for margins, which found a lot of DCIS. For a variety of reasons I ended up having a double mastectomy and the pathology found more DCIS. So for me, I'm choosing to start my five years, with the 90% survival rate, from the date of that last surgery. Roll on 27th April 2023!
How are you doing Sue? K xox