Altered staging
Hi. I’m 39 mother of 4 boys and was initially diagnosed with stage 2. I recently had a lumpectomy and auxiliary clearance and margins were not clear and found it had spread to a number of lymph nodes ...
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Hi Cara, sorry this is happening to you. I was 34 when diagnosed and early stage 3 however when I started seeing a different oncologist she told me I was actually 3C and so close to it spreading to other parts of my body. It was a shock but that was a little over 6 years ago and whilst the treatment will be intense and long there is a lot of hope. You will need a lot of help with your gorgeous kids though so learn to take it all. And definitely connect on here and call the BCNA helpline if needed xCara_maree said:Hi. I’m 39 mother of 4 boys and was initially diagnosed with stage 2. I recently had a lumpectomy and auxiliary clearance and margins were not clear and found it had spread to a number of lymph nodes (11/15 removed). Based on pathology from tumour, my diagnosis was changed to Stage 3. I start chemo in 2 weeks, initially x2 weekly and will have a total of 16 treatments, followed by Radiation, then mastectomy, and then hormone treatment. .I was initially positive about my prognosis, but now not so much. Anyone else been in similar situation? Any advice welcomed.