You definitely have been given a shock. I don't know a lot about it but it is no stretch to figure out how it feels. I felt that way when told my tumour which EVERYONE had harassed me for insisting on mastectomy for such a small lump, was in fact triple negative, with all the uncertainty attached. My breeze through breast cancer with surgery and follow up hormone tx suddenly became a much more involved journey through a darker, more uncertain place. I kept thinking 'but I have young kids!' My best weapon against my fears is knowledge. Look everywhere, see what is being done and pummel your oncologist with questions. I would wonder about radiation to the scar tissue, but as I say, I am uninformed about recurrence. It sounds like she has her finger on the pulse if she is talking clinical trials and that would lighten my heart too. Best of luck on your new journey, I don't have a bucket of knowledge but feel free to contact me for anything from venting to discussing recipes (sorry, I'm a crap cook too!). Always happy to listen. If my reply is slow it may be chemo related - I develop a real aversion to anything with a screen! Leigh