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Uncertain diagnosis
hello. I have been diagnosed with cancer, but they are taking what feels like an eternity to determine the type of cancer (most likely breast). This is the timeline of my lump. Wed 21 Feb 2018 - fou...
Hey @Laura_Ann,
The waiting and endless waiting going through this seems to be an eternal cloud of fog.
It is, unfortunately, the nature of the beast I guess. Hopefully one day the results will be quicker.
I also went public. I was 45 at time of diagnosis.
A bit of a timeline for you. This all would have been a bit quicker if I had opted for mastectomy instead of lumpectomy. It would have brought it down to about 2 wks from diagnosis to surgery. Definitely get on to a breast care nurse to help you through.
Initial mammo and u/s after finding lump under my arm. Mid Sept. Mammo clear, breast u/s clean. U/s Lymph node suspect.
FNA the following week Wednesday 28/09/16 of l/node
D Day with results Friday 30/09/2016
Appointment with surgeon following Friday
CT and Bone scan on Tuesday. Results back 48hrs. Clear.
Round 2 mammo & u/s looking for primary tumour the following Wednesday. Came up clear. WTF
MRI following week. Results 48 hours. Found the bugger
Another damn mammo, u/s and Core biopsy the next Tuesday. Results 48 hours. Came up as normal breast tissue. They had missed it.
Core biopsy number 2 The next Wednesday 28/10/16 with a different doctor. Got it this time.
Hook wire insertion, mammo number 4, lumpectomy and level 2 aux clearance surgery Friday 30/10/2016.
Histo pathology back in 48hours
Final daignosis. 19mm breast lesion "of no particular type + DCIS. 25mm lymph node lesion. Stage 2 grade 2 ER/PR + @ 90% HER2- with 5/24 lymph nodes positive
Re excision for clearer margins 7/11/2016
That was one seriously long and busy month. But, we now had a battle plan.
So all up from finding the lump through to surgery was about 6 weeks.
Keep in touch, we all "get it" and are here to help you through.
XOXOXO
The waiting and endless waiting going through this seems to be an eternal cloud of fog.
It is, unfortunately, the nature of the beast I guess. Hopefully one day the results will be quicker.
I also went public. I was 45 at time of diagnosis.
A bit of a timeline for you. This all would have been a bit quicker if I had opted for mastectomy instead of lumpectomy. It would have brought it down to about 2 wks from diagnosis to surgery. Definitely get on to a breast care nurse to help you through.
Initial mammo and u/s after finding lump under my arm. Mid Sept. Mammo clear, breast u/s clean. U/s Lymph node suspect.
FNA the following week Wednesday 28/09/16 of l/node
D Day with results Friday 30/09/2016
Appointment with surgeon following Friday
CT and Bone scan on Tuesday. Results back 48hrs. Clear.
Round 2 mammo & u/s looking for primary tumour the following Wednesday. Came up clear. WTF
MRI following week. Results 48 hours. Found the bugger
Another damn mammo, u/s and Core biopsy the next Tuesday. Results 48 hours. Came up as normal breast tissue. They had missed it.
Core biopsy number 2 The next Wednesday 28/10/16 with a different doctor. Got it this time.
Hook wire insertion, mammo number 4, lumpectomy and level 2 aux clearance surgery Friday 30/10/2016.
Histo pathology back in 48hours
Final daignosis. 19mm breast lesion "of no particular type + DCIS. 25mm lymph node lesion. Stage 2 grade 2 ER/PR + @ 90% HER2- with 5/24 lymph nodes positive
Re excision for clearer margins 7/11/2016
That was one seriously long and busy month. But, we now had a battle plan.
So all up from finding the lump through to surgery was about 6 weeks.
Keep in touch, we all "get it" and are here to help you through.
XOXOXO