Results from last surgery.

A - left breast mass was benign :D
B - 1st node was normal :D
C - 2nd node was not. Macrometastatis .2cm - 2 cm (perhaps it is me, but that seems rather vague)...
D - Right breast mass (Area 3) - DCIS 0 margin.
E - Re-excision of Right breast mass (Area 1) DCIS - 1mm margin.

What it means. Well - simply more surgery. Margins aren't good enough, and Area 3 which we previously thought was precancerous - was cancerous - so we're doing a mastectomy & axillary lymph node dissection.

I finally met with an oncologist, and he's scheduling an MRI to take a closer look at the left. He also wants me to have genetic testing done. By the end of all of this it might even be a double mastectomy. When I left the Onc's (Dr. Thunder's) office, I had the impression that he didn't think that the lumpectomy was ever a very good option for me. Makes me wish I'd met him sooner.

Oh, and as much as I didn't want to do this - it seemed only fair to my employer - I went on short term disability this week. Too much testing. Too many surgeries. - I don't have enough vacation/sick leave for it all.