People Who Are Living With Breast Cancer
Monday, August 17th, 2009
I got the phone call at about 6:30 on Friday night. "Surprisingly, we found some cancer." I went over those words over and over in my head. Some? So, like, not a lot? I never asked any questions. I said okay a few times and I think I thanked him...don't remember... I was at my sister's house with the kids. She was so strong for me. My... Read more
posted 08/17/2009, comments (5)|
I am 48, and very scared. I want to see my daughter have her own family
I was just diganosed with cancer in my right breast. It is 1.7 cm and the doctor said it was Infliltrating Ductal Carcinoma. The report says, er - 0-1, pr - 0-1, ki-67 72 unbounded, her-2.neu 4b5 - 0 and +1. What does this mean? I am scheduled for a partial mastectomy, with radiation and chemo.During the surgery they will check to see if it... Read more
posted 08/04/2009, comments (21)|
wire-directed excisional biopsy
I had a mastectomy of my left breast in January and was scheduled for reconstruction 7/28. I had a mammogram of my right breast which showed some calcifications that were there also in numerous previous mammograms - I had them biopsied just last week and they came back "asymmetrical cells" so my doctor is recommending a... Read more
posted 07/30/2009, comments (7)|
how old can u be/can u get it passed down at birth
well really i was a normal 14 yr old girl and i think that its possible that i could have breast cancer i have found a lump in my right breast and it runs in my family. my nan had it and so did my mum my mum found out she had cancer when she was just under 9 months pregnant with me and then also found out that it was to late and it had started to... Read more
posted 07/19/2009, comment (1)|
