Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast
Does anyone know anything about, or been diagnosed with, Signet Cell Ring Carcinoma of the Breast? I was diagnosed a month ago with 2 primaries (mulifocal) and one is an 5mm IDC but the other is a 2...
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@Eli86 - I am guessing that Signet Cell Ring Carcinoma is one of the rarer BCs .....
The Signet Cell Ring was the cancer that my husband had in his stomach in 2010 (it is a common one in Stomach Cancer.) It is usually considered 'aggressive' (as was the Lobular Cancer that I had removed in Jan.) Hopefully, your lymph nodes won't be involved - tho it was in one of my husbands, so he had followup chemo. He was supposed to have chemo prior to surgery, but had to go straight to surgery as his tumour was blocking food exiting his stomach. At 75, he went on to have successful stomach removal surgery & chemo & was back competing in triathlons 6 months after finishing chemo, even after losing 3/4 of his stomach! He is REMARKABLE! He is still with me today! You can read his story here, if you like, for a bit of inspiration:
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/18896/doing-what-you-love-to-do-before-during-after-bc-whats-your-favourite/p5
Try not to 2nd guess anything - your team will be doing their best to give you the best ever treatment. In the mean time, do what you love doing. If buddies offer help during your recovery - you should say YES PLEASE and suggest they pre-cook meals (freeze them!), do your shopping, clean your house, mow the lawn ..... anything to take the pressure off you & the family.
All the best with your ongoing treatment xxxxx
The Signet Cell Ring was the cancer that my husband had in his stomach in 2010 (it is a common one in Stomach Cancer.) It is usually considered 'aggressive' (as was the Lobular Cancer that I had removed in Jan.) Hopefully, your lymph nodes won't be involved - tho it was in one of my husbands, so he had followup chemo. He was supposed to have chemo prior to surgery, but had to go straight to surgery as his tumour was blocking food exiting his stomach. At 75, he went on to have successful stomach removal surgery & chemo & was back competing in triathlons 6 months after finishing chemo, even after losing 3/4 of his stomach! He is REMARKABLE! He is still with me today! You can read his story here, if you like, for a bit of inspiration:
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/18896/doing-what-you-love-to-do-before-during-after-bc-whats-your-favourite/p5
Try not to 2nd guess anything - your team will be doing their best to give you the best ever treatment. In the mean time, do what you love doing. If buddies offer help during your recovery - you should say YES PLEASE and suggest they pre-cook meals (freeze them!), do your shopping, clean your house, mow the lawn ..... anything to take the pressure off you & the family.
All the best with your ongoing treatment xxxxx