Well the streak of luck has ended. I received some not so good news from my breast surgeon this morning. Some more test results have come in and they are not negative. The breast MRI I had the day after my surgery showed that the mass is not 1.7cm like they had originally thought (from the ultrasound), it is actually 2.9cm. The MRI also showed two areas of enhancement on my other (left) breast. The surgeon said this could be just a cyst, but I will need another ultrasound (and possibly biopsy) on this side now to be sure. He also informed me of the pathology results from my lymph nodes that were taken out during surgery. They removed 3 lymph nodes and 1 of the lymph nodes showed cancer. Apparently though the cancer is super small (0.02mm). In fact, it is soo small, the surgeon is not sure how to proceed with it. He said normally they would go in and take out more lymph nodes, but he may just treat it with radiation since it's so small. My nurse said they would had to have really been looking for it to have even seen it.
So, right now they have postponed my chemo until they figure out what is going on, if anything, with my left breast. I have the ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). Also, every Tues morning at CHN the cancer doctors get together and discuss between 3-6 patients in a "conference". There are about 10-15 doctors including breast surgeons, radiologists, and oncologists. My surgeon said he is going to present my case in the morning to the doctors. This is good news, because many specialists will all be discussing my case and figuring out the best treatment and plan for me. I am excited to hear what they decide!
UPDATE: My surgeon met with the other doctors on the panel and they decided that since the "cancer" was soooo minute in my one lymph node, that they are not even going to really consider it. Apparently, it is only considered "cancer" if it is over 0.02mm, and mine was exactly 0.015mm in size. So it's really too small to even deal with. My surgeon said that because it's so small, he's considering me lymph node negative. He will not remove anymore lymph nodes (YEAH!!), and the chemo and radiation should take care of small amount that is in there. Plus he said that the "cancer" was encased within the lymph node.
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