Here is part of an email I sent to my friend K2, she thought that all of the blog readers might like to see this as well.
I'm feeling good that the surgery part is complete and he has removed all of what was related to this cancer. According to the MRI and Mammo, they can not see any other cancer. The thing he did see, and why he did not get clear margins in the first place was some ducts called DCIS or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ - or ducts filled with cancer cells which were not spreading. Kind of like pre-cancer. There is no way to know if there are more, but probably not. He removed 3 of those. So while that is not really devastating news, it's not great either.
He did discuss chemo again and said I was kind of a borderline situation. The tumor is big enough to call it Stage II, but the cancer has not spread outside my breast and they removed what was there. Plus I'll be on tamoxifen (hormone treatment) for the next 5 years which will really slow/stop growth of any other breast cancer. But his recommendation was to do it, because I am so young. If I was 20 yrs older, he'd say no. The reason for this is that the cancer has more years to recur, and because it tends to be more aggressive in pre-menopausal women.
We really make the final decision with the oncologist - I should find out today when the appointment is scheduled. I am hoping to get in quickly.
I'm ready to get back to walking, and might even try a bit of easy free weights. Who knows what chemo will bring, but I might as well feel good while I can.
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