So I cancelled my trip and instead navigated my way around St John's Mercy Medical Center.
1. MRI of breasts showed the tumour in my right breast 2.6cm at it's widest. No Lymph nodes involved.
2. MRI of my brain... normal
3.Biopsy Results. Invasive ductal carcinoma intermediate grade.
4. Genetic blood work still pending.
5. CT Scan lungs, abdomen and pelvis...normal
6.Bone Scan ...normal
7. Biopsy showed the tumour was oestrogen and progesterone positive. HER2 negative.
Dr Westfall did a lumpectomy on the 15Th October with good margins and 4 lymph nodes were removed. Which were negative.
Originally the Breast Nurse Specialist staged my cancer at a stage one. Unfortunately my oncologist, Dr Hu staged it at a two because of the tumours size. My husband wondered why I was so upset about the change. A stage one is 100% survivable and a stage two is 85% survivable. I see Dr Hu again this week to review all of the results and make a plan. I am hoping 6mm on the biopsy was not cancer then I can be a stage one again.
I know that with the drop of a hat or the flip of a coin all of my test results could be so different.
One friend said I should celebrate all of the good news and I do because I know throughout this there will be bad/sad news too.
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