The day began with a meet and greet with my radiologist oncologist. She was very informative and answered my questions before I could even ask them. The team of doctors had all ready met earlier in the morning and I was one of the patients so she was well informed about my case. I left from there with two plans in place dependent upon the out come of the biopsies I had later today.
The radiologist was able to get both areas in question on the left breast with an ultrasound biopsy. I still had the MRI to confirm he got them both. God answered my prayers because the MRI guided biopsy was not what anyone wanted! I guess it is a long more invasive process.
If the biopsies on the left breast are negative I will have a lumpectomy, 6 weeks of radiation (once a day for 6 weeks) and 5 years of hormonal therapy. If the biopsies are positive I will have a double mastectomy. Of course this may change again after surgery if lymph nodes are affected and the type of cancer needs chemotherapy treatment. As of now no one can feel anything in the lymph nodes and nothing shows on the MRI.
It is now wait and see. I am at peace right now(valium helps). I feel I will have all the facts in place and make the best decision based on those facts.
Tomorrow is off to the plastic surgeon!
Enjoy this lovely spring weather! (For those of you not in Missouri we had snow flurries today.)
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