Mammogram results

[madmax]

Dixie Belle, been thinking about you and your appt. on Wed and sending hugs.

 

[Charley]

Also thinking about you. {{{hugs}}}

 

[dixie_belle]

Well, the first part of my birthday was wonderful. Hubby took me to Olive Garden for a lovely lunch. We stopped at our favorite little hoity toity fruit/veggie/orchard place where I bought three of the most wonderful apple turnovers that I've ever tasted and hubby got a pound and a half of fudge (all different kinds). Then we stopped at a veggie hut on the side of the road where I bought a bag of fresh green beans for $1.50. It's on the honor system. They have all these veggies there with a list of how much they cost and a hole in the wall. You just slip your money in the hole. Gotta love small town living. I also picked up two Kentucky t-shirts for my daughter and her boyfriend. I had a really hard time finding Kentucky gifts for them when they were here. Evidently you can only get something with the University of Kentucky on it and that means nothing to them as they are in Texas.

The afternoon didn't go nearly so well. The surgeon was an hour and 45 minutes late to my appointment. At one point I was afraid they had all gone home and left us there in the office. I was just making myself comfortable for an overnight stay when in he walks.

My diagnosis: intraductal carcinoma in situ. That's a type of cancer in the milk duct. The bad part is that it's gotta come out. The good part is that this type of cancer rarely becomes invasive and moves to the adjoining tissue. There are two ways to remove it. One is the traditional method where they put you to sleep and cut it out. There will be a large scar and a lengthy recovery time (lots of pain, evidently, as it is considerably deep within my breast). OR, I can go to a bigger hospital and a radiologist can take it out with a rather large needle. You are not put to sleep but are laying on a table on your stomach, with your breast thru a special opening. He uses a large bore needle with a little scooper on the end and will remove all the cancer that way. It should take 6 - 8 needle fulls to remove it all. You walk out with a band aid and Advil. Geez....that sounds like the way to go. My surgeon is calling today to set something up in Owensboro, KY. I told him the sooner the better. After that, we wait for the results of the pathology. If it's benign, then we do nothing. If not, we'll go from there.

So I guess if I've got to get cancer, this isn't a bad sort to get. We caught it really early, thanks to the mammogram. It typically doesn't turn into anything more deadly if removed at this stage. However, I won't rest comfortably until after I see what the pathologist has to say.

I haven't said anything to my children because I don't want them to worry. I'll do enough of that for all of us. LOL

 

[madmax]

That is exactly my diagnosis,I had both of those procedures, from my experience, I would still today only have the traditional surgery and it was not so bad, just the worry of the drains and I had lymph nodes removed so there was the arm thing.. But you must go with what suits you, sorry for your diagnosis, keep strong, more hugs to you!

I hope your pathology is a good one.

 

[Charley]

Sorry that you are having to go through this but glad to hear that you have a promising procedure. Take care. I hope treatment goes by quickly for you and that you are soon on your road to recovery.

 

[Riverrose28]

That second procedure sounds like the two that I had, I laid on a table with the **** through a hole in the table and it was tilted. Left with only two little strips of tape over the small area and that came off in the shower after a few days. Easy Peesie. Please don't worry.

 

[dixie_belle]

I'm so glad to hear others have had this procedure and it's not a big deal. The surgeon made it sound like it was a non event. I'm very thankful we caught it early as it sounds like that is the key. And lying on a table with my **** hanging out should be a real experience.

 

[Field-of-Dreams]

That's what I had. too. I had the traditional surgery. It NEVER did hurt much afterwards, no drainage, nothing! I had an ice pack to use for a day or so and that was it! I have a minor scar that is slowing fading (I consider it my battle scar!) and it really wasn't a big deal at all. In Nov it will be three years.

Stay strong!

http://www.dcis.info/

Good website!

 

[BiologyBrain]

I'm from Owensboro & I have to say I would never come here for treatment of anything serious or potentially serious. I was diagnosed with Stage II invasive ductal carcinoma while I was 20 weeks pregnant. The surgeon here that diagnosed me sounded great, but he was rude and easily disgruntled. Since I was pregnant the locals here had no real idea what to do with me. I went to MD Anderson in Houston TX. They are a world class facility with TONS of experience in cancer treatment and research. *Please* consider going there or some other specialty place for a consultation before you have some yokel do something to you!!

I am 5th generation BRCA1 and only the 2nd one to survive past 18 months without recurrence. The 2 survivors chose to go to a speciality place (MD Anderson) first, instead of waiting until our cases were more complicated or recurrences. I've had a bilateral mastectomy, 2 types of chemo (one type while pregnant & another type immediately after delivery). My mom (the other survivor I mentioned) had the same types of chemo as me, but her dosage was slightly difference since she wasnt pregnant. I was 28 at diagnosis and my mom was 48 at hers. I may be blowing this way out of proportion, but in my experience, it's better to wonder if you did *too much* as opposed to knowing you did too little.

PLEASE get a second opinion before having anything done!!!

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