Fast forward to mid April.... I found a hard area on my left side of my breast. Not really a lump but like a tough spot. After further inspection, I found a lump near my nipple. As chance would have it, i had a doctor appointment scheduled for the next week so I didn't worry too much about it. The doctor scheduled me to have another mammogram and a ultrasound.
When the doctor got the results of those scans, she called and said the radiologist didn't like what he saw and referred me to a surgeon, but I didn't ask and she never said anything more about what the radiologist found.
At the surgeon's appointment, he said that the BiRADs for the scans were a 5 out of 6 and that is was 95% cancerous. He requested a biopsy to see what he is dealing with. Now you should know that I absolutely hate needles, so this sounded like torture to me.
I had the biopsy on Friday, May 22nd. They performed an ultrasound guided biopsy using a vacuum needle. The radiologist starts by numbing the area. He was very good and I didn't even feel the prick of the needle he used for numbing. He chose to go in between the two lumps so that he didn't have to run the risk of infection in two places. There was a lot of sensation of tugging or pulling but no pain. When they actually grab the samples, it sounded like a drill. Unfortunately, one of the areas was near a vein and that caused quite a large bruise, but all in all it was not a bad experience. Now the wait begins.... The radiologist said it should be back by end of next week... A whole week... UGH!!!!
Waiting day by day for that phone call is no fun. I finally got it on Friday.... Invasive Lobular Carcinoma with positive estrogen/progesterone receptors. This means that my estrogen is feeding the cancer. The biopsy did come back as HER2 negative which means that it is not a fast growing cancer so that is good. The surgeon stated that they could do a lumpectomy or two if they can't get both in one shot, I could decide to do a single mastectomy or I could decide to do a double mastectomy just to have a clearer mind especially with the right breast issue in December. He also stated that he wanted to get an MRI.
Now starts the research of all of my options. I am a woman of faith and truly believe it will all be alright. I know that I will have the right doctors and the right care and together with my husband, we will make the right decisions.
I had the biopsy on Friday, May 22nd. They performed an ultrasound guided biopsy using a vacuum needle. The radiologist starts by numbing the area. He was very good and I didn't even feel the prick of the needle he used for numbing. He chose to go in between the two lumps so that he didn't have to run the risk of infection in two places. There was a lot of sensation of tugging or pulling but no pain. When they actually grab the samples, it sounded like a drill. Unfortunately, one of the areas was near a vein and that caused quite a large bruise, but all in all it was not a bad experience. Now the wait begins.... The radiologist said it should be back by end of next week... A whole week... UGH!!!!
Waiting day by day for that phone call is no fun. I finally got it on Friday.... Invasive Lobular Carcinoma with positive estrogen/progesterone receptors. This means that my estrogen is feeding the cancer. The biopsy did come back as HER2 negative which means that it is not a fast growing cancer so that is good. The surgeon stated that they could do a lumpectomy or two if they can't get both in one shot, I could decide to do a single mastectomy or I could decide to do a double mastectomy just to have a clearer mind especially with the right breast issue in December. He also stated that he wanted to get an MRI.
Now starts the research of all of my options. I am a woman of faith and truly believe it will all be alright. I know that I will have the right doctors and the right care and together with my husband, we will make the right decisions.
God bless you, praying for you.
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