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Jan 16, 2002 - 8:27 pm
Hi! I'm Maggie. I have not been on this site in awhile. I was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast cancer in 1999. I had 13 lymph nodes out of 17 positive, also. My sister has been having a reddish,brown discharge coming out of her nipple, her doctor is sending her to a surgeon tomorrow. He said that this could be a sign of Breast cancer. I was wondering if anyone new of the prodecure of detecting this type of breast cancer. I do not know anything about this type. I was diagnosed at the age of 30. She is 3 years older than me. Please say a prayer for her and her family tonight. Thanks, Maggie |
Joined: Nov 2001
Dear Maggie,
I was diagnosed in May 2000 with two different types of cancer one being infiltrating ductal carcinoma and the other DCIS and I had 4 lymphnodes out of 19 postive.I was 47 at the time. I don't really know what they do to detect this type of breast cancer,you should probably ask your Dr. I am sure that he could tell you. My older sister had the same type also.I will keep you and your sister and family in my prayers. Let us know and we are here for you both.
God Bless
Debbie
Joined: Oct 2000
Hi Maggie. I'm not positive but I would think the MD would take a sample of the breast tissue and examine it,like a biopsy and thru that ,determine if it is BC and the type. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Please keep us informed. HUGS!! Cathy
Joined: Feb 2001
Hi, Maggie!!
Good for your sister's doctor!!! I am now 42 years old (41 at the time my symptoms began). In October/November of 2000, I had the same symptoms your sister has. The only difference (I think) being that I had just had a baby in September, 2000 (she was 4 weeks early). At my 6 week check-up after delivery, I had a hard lump in my left breast. My OB (and I) thought that I just had a clogged milk duct...since the baby was more sleepy and less interested in eating. If I knew then what I ultimately found out, I probably would have been more insistant with my OB to check to see if anything was wrong. It took until late January, 2001, for it to be found as cancer. Even so, I am confident that I did everything in the proper order and know that nothing really could have been done to change things.
That being said, I will tell you of what was done in finding my cancer. Once my baby refused to nurse off of that breast and it had been a few weeks and the breast still seemed full, I went back to my OB to have it checked further. He ordered an ultrasound ASAP. The ultrasould showed what was determined to be a