Sentinel node biopsy came back positive
Hi everyone My name is Laura and I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carsinoma in my left breast on the 10th of Feb. I have tiny breast so the cancer covered a large area so a mastectomy was necessa...
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@lgray3911. Yes, I had a similar scenario.
went in for a lumpectomy and bilateral reduction thinking I would then go on to radiation and possibly hormone therapy and everything would be straightforward.
The surgeon appointment after surgery with the pathology results turned that on its head and gave us so many unanswered questions that our heads were in a spin.
Instead of one small lump and a tiny questionable one I had two large lumps and cancer cells scattered all through my breast and one positive sentinel node. (Two showed blue with dye, the other was not affected)
This completely changed my treatment plan and my cancer stage.
Grade 2 ER+ Ve PR +Ve HER2 -Ve
provisionally stage 11B
I had to have Chemo because of the positive node. I have had one dose so far and another 5 to go.
I do have to go back for a mastectomy and lymph node clearance to see if any other nodes are affected but my surgeon wanted me to have Chemo first.
I found researching everything really helped me. I have a need to know exactly why and how I am being treated, and I found that the knowledge made me feel more in control and a little less frightened.
I have had to accept the incorrect mammogram and ultrasound and biopsy that preceded my lumpectomy, though I will still push for more information in the future when my treatment is done as I still have one good breast that I am thinking of keeping.
it has been over 3 months since my diagnosis and I am still struggling with acceptance of what I am faced with, anger at a large part of it, fear and uncertainty about the next stages of treatment and what life holds when it has all finished.
I think it is to be expected considering how much is at stake,
With big hugs for you,
Jennie
went in for a lumpectomy and bilateral reduction thinking I would then go on to radiation and possibly hormone therapy and everything would be straightforward.
The surgeon appointment after surgery with the pathology results turned that on its head and gave us so many unanswered questions that our heads were in a spin.
Instead of one small lump and a tiny questionable one I had two large lumps and cancer cells scattered all through my breast and one positive sentinel node. (Two showed blue with dye, the other was not affected)
This completely changed my treatment plan and my cancer stage.
Grade 2 ER+ Ve PR +Ve HER2 -Ve
provisionally stage 11B
I had to have Chemo because of the positive node. I have had one dose so far and another 5 to go.
I do have to go back for a mastectomy and lymph node clearance to see if any other nodes are affected but my surgeon wanted me to have Chemo first.
I found researching everything really helped me. I have a need to know exactly why and how I am being treated, and I found that the knowledge made me feel more in control and a little less frightened.
I have had to accept the incorrect mammogram and ultrasound and biopsy that preceded my lumpectomy, though I will still push for more information in the future when my treatment is done as I still have one good breast that I am thinking of keeping.
it has been over 3 months since my diagnosis and I am still struggling with acceptance of what I am faced with, anger at a large part of it, fear and uncertainty about the next stages of treatment and what life holds when it has all finished.
I think it is to be expected considering how much is at stake,
With big hugs for you,
Jennie