Vintage81 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Sending hugs and prayers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hugs and best wishes. I hope your studying distracts you from worrying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (hugs) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Will be praying. Results and finals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Sending good thoughts your way for the biopsy results and exams. No lymph node involvement is very good news.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (((Hugs)))) you're awesome. Hang in there!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Sending good thoughts, hornblower, and many virtual hugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Many hugs to you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Well, at least the bad news was what you expected and not something new and shocking. *hugs* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 ((((hugs!)))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 :grouphug: Glad the lymph nodes are clear. Hope things go smoothly for you. Hope your studying distracts you, and good luck on your finals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Praying for you. Hang in there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 :grouphug: Praying for you! :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I’m so sorry. I hope the biopsy is reassuring. Prayers and hugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Praying for you! And good luck with your exams! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Good luck on your finals! (And with the whole breast thingy) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 all the best for your finals :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Yeah, time to get that thing out of you, whatever it is. Praying for the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thank you for the update. Praying for a good surgery result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thinking of you Hornblower. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I have been thinking of you every day and keeping you in my prayers. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 :grouphug: Will be thinking of you and hoping for the best. Good luck on your finals! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) Clear lymph nodes and a fast growing tumour is what my mother had. They were able to remove the lump in one piece and follow with radiation. She has been clear almost 20 years now. But ovarian and breast cancers are linked - my mother and I have a BRACA mutation and have now both had our ovaries removed. Ovarian cancer is hard to detect and removing the ovaries also reduces the breast cancer risk. All the best. Edited November 30, 2017 by kiwik 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Clear lymph nodes and a fast growing tumour is what my mother had. They were able to remove the lump in one piece and follow with radiation. She has been clear almost 20 years now. But ovarian and breast cancers are linked - my mother and I have a BRACA mutation and have now both had our ovaries removed. Ovarian cancer is hard to detect and removing the ovaries also reduces the breast cancer risk. All the best. I'm glad your mum is okay! Similar with my sister, except she had chemo before radio - she was 29 and they wanted to throw everything at it. She has been clear for over a year now, and she doesn't have any of the known BRACA mutations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Will keep you in my prayers. I'm sure you'll be fine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Still praying for you! I wish none of this was happening, but all things considered, it's very good news that the lymph nodes are clear! :grouphug: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I'm so happy for you that the lymph nodes are clear. Will continue to keep you in prayers for the best outcome, quick healing, and a really excellent surgeon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 ((((Hugs))) hoping for the very best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmom Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Hugs from me. I've been where you are. Same birads score. The core samples they took were technically benign, but that particular type of tumor has/ had a high association with malignancy, so I had a lumpectomy. After another round of agonizing waiting, pathology said there was no cancer. It was a 5 cm VERY DENSE tumor--but not cancerous. All this to say--there is still hope that it is benign. I'm praying. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Hugs from me. I've been where you are. Same birads score. The core samples they took were technically benign, but that particular type of tumor has/ had a high association with malignancy, so I had a lumpectomy. After another round of agonizing waiting, pathology said there was no cancer. It was a 5 cm VERY DENSE tumor--but not cancerous. All this to say--there is still hope that it is benign. I'm praying. you're totally my favourite person right now. :001_tt1: Thank you for this boost of optimism. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Just read through the thread to get updated and I'm praying for you now, Hornblower -- that you'll have the focus needed to finish exams and that you'll have clear guidance from surgeons and medical care of your next steps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I'm glad your mum is okay! Similar with my sister, except she had chemo before radio - she was 29 and they wanted to throw everything at it. She has been clear for over a year now, and she doesn't have any of the known BRACA mutations. Please, please, PLEASE ask your sister to stay on her hormone-suppressing drugs. They just found out that they help keep potential re-growths from re-occurring. My sister was also 29 when she had her first bout with BC. They did a lumpectomy, chemo, and radiation. Then hormone suppressors for 3.5 years. She got off them to try to have a kid. Four months later she had Stage IV. She fought for two years and died in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Please, please, PLEASE ask your sister to stay on her hormone-suppressing drugs. They just found out that they help keep potential re-growths from re-occurring. My sister was also 29 when she had her first bout with BC. They did a lumpectomy, chemo, and radiation. Then hormone suppressors for 3.5 years. She got off them to try to have a kid. Four months later she had Stage IV. She fought for two years and died in January. I am so very sorry Yael, I cannot imagine. I will tell my sister, thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 yup. In the boob. I have an appointment to see doctor tomorrow afternoon; feel free to remind me odds are it's nothing..... Update: Had the diagnostic mammo and u/s today. An hour after I got home I got a phone call from my doctor that they called her & they don't like it; she's arranging to send me for a biopsy. not stealing your thread. Feel free to remind me as well...I've been thinking about you, hornblower and hope you're doing okay. I am not doing okay. :unsure: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 not stealing your thread. Feel free to remind me as well...I've been thinking about you, hornblower and hope you're doing okay. I am not doing okay. :unsure: There's plenty of room here for everyone. It's gonna be fine cause it has to be :grouphug: (wanna share your thing? or pm? or link to your thread? or just leave it vague is ok too...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Best news of all is no lymph node involvement. YAY!​I had a couple of lumpectomies and both were surprisingly easy surgeries. I hope you have just as easy of a time as I did with surgery. ​ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 so actually I have a question for the btdt folks - so far they've only been looking at the affected breast and those lymph nodes. But what about the other side? Shouldn't I be getting an ultrasound & mammo on the contralateral side as well at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 so actually I have a question for the btdt folks - so far they've only been looking at the affected breast and those lymph nodes. But what about the other side? Shouldn't I be getting an ultrasound & mammo on the contralateral side as well at some point? That's one of the things that bugged me. They paid all this attention to my left breast, but zero attention to the right guy. But when they did the MRI this time, it's automatically both breasts.....so they checked them both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I don't know if I want to share but I've already started. My mom, after mastectomy and chemo, recovered for 6 years from bc. Then she didn't. Man, I've gone through too much crap already to have it come down to this. Yes, so I found a tiny little thing a couple of weeks ago and forgot about it...but in the meantime I was having pain elsewhere on the bookshelves. So my exam was today and the nice ladies said next week I go for the u/s and mammo. It is for the tiny little thing not the pain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 ((Gaillardia))) - may your tiny little thing be a tiny nothing thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thank you, hornblower. Peace and hugs to anyone who is needing some relaxing thoughts and comfort. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I've got my appointment for the consult for biopsy on a "nodule" found on my mammogram and ultrasound just before Thanksgiving. Seems like it never rains but it pours sort of thing. Thanks to this thread I know to ask about getting some of those ice pack thingies. :thumbup1: Also hoping here for nothing, and for everybody else in the same boat to come back benign and nothing to worry about. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmom Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 so actually I have a question for the btdt folks - so far they've only been looking at the affected breast and those lymph nodes. But what about the other side? Shouldn't I be getting an ultrasound & mammo on the contralateral side as well at some point? I actually think it's kind of odd that they didn't do mammo on both breasts. When I went in for my lump, they did both breasts, but they only did ultrasound on the one breast. Maybe it's your age? Are you under 40? That's the only reason I can think of. Maybe insurance doesn't pay in that case?? Just a guess. I was 40 when I went through all that for the first time. Side note on second opinions: Don't hesitate to get one when you get results. I had to have a second biopsy a couple of years later for a small tumor in my other breast. The pathologist declared it benign, but recommended I have another lumpectomy for some reason. I did some research on this particular tumor and felt like surgery might not be necessary. My OB referred me to a surgeon. I chose to go back to the breast specialist who did my first lumpectomy. She agreed to send my biopsy specimens to a different pathology group at a different hospital. That pathologist determined surgery was NOT necessary and my surgeon agreed. That was huge. I avoided a second surgery. We've "kept an eye" on that tumor, and it hasn't grown or changed, so it's all good so far. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 I actually think it's kind of odd that they didn't do mammo on both breasts. When I went in for my lump, they did both breasts, but they only did ultrasound on the one breast. Maybe it's your age? Are you under 40? That's the only reason I can think of. Maybe insurance doesn't pay in that case?? Just a guess. I was 40 when I went through all that for the first time. I'm almost 51. I will definitely put this on the list to ask the doctor about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hugs and prayers for all of you going through this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 I've got my appointment for the consult for biopsy on a "nodule" found on my mammogram and ultrasound just before Thanksgiving. Seems like it never rains but it pours sort of thing. Thanks to this thread I know to ask about getting some of those ice pack thingies. :thumbup1: Also hoping here for nothing, and for everybody else in the same boat to come back benign and nothing to worry about. fwiw, my u/s guided core biopsy was pretty easy. They gave me an ice pack to leave with and I swapped it for another one at home about an hour later and that was it. I have a bruise but didn't really experience much pain after. Hope your radiology team has equally smooth hands & technique! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 I hope everyone is doing ok and getting good news. Mine was not good. Invasive mammary cancer. I'm seeing a surgeon today. I'm so sad & scared & mad! I had to withdraw from my school right before exams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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