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Federica
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12 years ago

Diagnosis

I had the results of biopsy today and it says " Left breast 11 o'clock 8 cm (core biopsies) infiltrating ducal carcinoma". So as I was already been told it is breast cancer and its approx 3 cm long . No definite lymphovascular invasion is seen. The surgeon said that we need to wait until it is removed for more info regarding treatment, but one thing we need to do before the operation is genetic testing ( mum had it when she was 49 yrs old and I'm 41) . Mastectomy seems to be the way to go because of the place the tumor is located and to be honest I am quite happy with that. Now I am going to meet the breast surgeon on Friday to decide a date in Febraury for surgery.. Thank you for your support ladies, this network is helping me immensely . Hope you are all feeling good today . Federica x

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  • Robyn_W's avatar
    Robyn_W
    Member
    12 years ago
    The question you are asking me is what I asked my oncologist.Even when the cancer hasn't spread,the oncologist looks at all the details of the test results,and based on the OVERALL result,not just if it has spread,or if it is a particular grade,or what size it is,and so on; then the overall result is how the decision is made.I actually was very pleased to have chemo,as for me I wanted to do every possible thing that I could to make sure it was gone!I had 4 rounds of Docetaxel chemo,and if you read my blogs,you will see I found it not that bad! I complained a bit about itchy skin rashes,dry mouth,food cravings,and tiredness for 4 or 5 days each round,but not much else really:) I am 6 weeks past chemo now,on Tamoxifen,and feel fantastic!!!All the best with your oncologist visit.Cheers xoxo Robyn
  • Federica's avatar
    Federica
    Member
    12 years ago
    Hi Robyn , I felt somehow so relieved that for a minute I felt like I was healthy, completely forgot that I still have cancer :) I've been reading some of your early posts Robyn and I was wondering, if you don't mind me asking, why did you have to do the Chemio ? Is chemio recommended as a precautionary measure in any case even if the cancer hasn't spread? Thank you for following my story Robyn, hope you are feeling well today. Federica xox