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First mamogram ever
After losing my husband 19 months ago to stomach cancer (55) after only a 10
month diagnosis , I was defiantly going to go and have my 50 year old mammogram . Low and behold , I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer , no lump , nothing . Couldn’t believe it . I just couldn’t believe I was going to have to put my kids through this all
Over again. It was really hard telling them. Fast forward and I decided on radical treatment . Double mastectomy, during which I had sentinel node biopsy and ended up with axillary clearence / one node positive is it of 10. Now I’m considering the treatment plan. My daughter is getting married in 5 weeks so it’s all happening at once . I’m having some genomic test done to see if chemo will benefit me or if hormone therapy alone is going to be enough. Having to wait 2 weeks for this result is hard . Has anyone else has the testing done?
month diagnosis , I was defiantly going to go and have my 50 year old mammogram . Low and behold , I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer , no lump , nothing . Couldn’t believe it . I just couldn’t believe I was going to have to put my kids through this all
Over again. It was really hard telling them. Fast forward and I decided on radical treatment . Double mastectomy, during which I had sentinel node biopsy and ended up with axillary clearence / one node positive is it of 10. Now I’m considering the treatment plan. My daughter is getting married in 5 weeks so it’s all happening at once . I’m having some genomic test done to see if chemo will benefit me or if hormone therapy alone is going to be enough. Having to wait 2 weeks for this result is hard . Has anyone else has the testing done?
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- Thanks sister. Of course I have to be that grey area ..just my luck .. but so difficult to make these choices . I will do the chemo if they suggest it . Looking forward to hearing from others 🌸
- Welcome @Pepsijax . I'm sorry that you're here but pleased you've found us. I never had the genomic test done as I didn't fall into the "grey" area but I know a number of women here have had it and I'm sure you'll get some responses from them during the morning. While no-one wants chemo, if you find you need it, it is doable for the majority of us, and for some, it's not a big deal at all.
