Before my diagnosis came back I scoured the net looking for real life images & references to help me understand what I was dealing with. So I'm sharing this with you, hoping to aid anyone elses who finds themselves in a similar situation.

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Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Round 1

Today I paid a visit to Dr. gr8 - just to make sure I understand the process of what's going on, who does what, etc... and to have him check out the lump in my arm and, another lump in my left breast - small enough for me to worry about being paranoid, big enough for me to actually get up the nerve to say something. So, now it looks like he'll be doing a biopsy on the left (yep - he felt it too), a lumpectomy on the right, and if the sentinel node isn't the one that is palpable (though odds seem good that it will be) - he'll be taking out two. I also found out some more info:
  • He doesn't do frozens since they don't seem to be reliable.
  • One mass was ER+/PR-/HER2 neu,
  • One mass was ER+/PR+/HER neu


  • Now I need to do more research....

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    Mammogram



    Microcalcifications on Right Breast
    Birad 4

    Diagnosis


    Tumor 1: Size: 1cm; ER+(77%), PR+(10%), HER2/neu:2+ (positive?)(2) - FISH to confirm
    Tumor 2: Size: .2cm; ER+(73%), PR-(1%), HER2/neu:1+ (negative?) (1.3)


    Grading
    Nuclear Score: 3
    Tubular Score: 3
    Mitotic Score: 2


    Staging: TBD based on positve node count after Bilateral Mastectomy

    Timeline


    March 15 - Chemo started March 9 - Port installed
    February 9 - Bilateral Mastectomy
    January 23 - Bilateral MRI
    January 20 - Genetic Counseling
    December 8 - Lumpectomy with Sentinel Node Biopsy
    November 8 - Excisional biopsy
    November 3 - Stereotactic core biopsy on 2/3 sites
    October 28 - Digital Mammogram
    October 20 - Meeting with surgeon (Dr. gr8). Fine Needle Aspiration.
    October 18 - Meeting w/ PCP - surgeon recommended
    October 14 - Mammogram (w/immediate call back for magnified images) & ultrasound.

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