Surgery over....Margins clear

Reikigemgirl
Reikigemgirl Member Posts: 278
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi all,

I had my surgery on the 4th and I am feeling great. No pain. My doctor called last night with the pathology report results and my breast margins were clear and 1 out of 10 lymph nodes had cancer so it hadn't spread. He also said you have to have 3 lymph nodes involved to have radiation so I don't have to have that. I still have another round of chemo to go through but that is it. I had chemo before, then the masectomy and now more chemo. So does this mean I am dancing with NED? Thank you to all of you for your kind words before my surgery when I was so scared. It really helped me.

Love and light,
Vicki
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  • BunnyJane
    BunnyJane Member Posts: 213
    That is great news!
    Vicki:

    Glad to see that you are back home and getting ready for your dance with NED! Please rest! Jane
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    BunnyJane said:

    That is great news!
    Vicki:

    Glad to see that you are back home and getting ready for your dance with NED! Please rest! Jane

    Great news!
    Congrats Vicki on clean margins! That is the best news!

    ♠♣ Christmas Susie ♠♣
  • fauxma
    fauxma Member Posts: 3,577 Member
    Vicki
    I am happy for you but

    Vicki
    I am happy for you but I am confused. Is the reason you are aren't doing rads because you had the chemo before, then the mastectomy and more chemo after and that will take care of the cancer in the one lymphnode? I thought that radiation was used whenever there was cancer in a lymphnode but I know that mastectomies can be different than lumpectomies. But in any case, I think that this is great news. I don't know about the others but it would seem to me that you are NED so I say dance around, celebrate and get through that last chemo. Yah team!
    Stef
  • Sunrae
    Sunrae Member Posts: 808
    fauxma said:

    Vicki
    I am happy for you but

    Vicki
    I am happy for you but I am confused. Is the reason you are aren't doing rads because you had the chemo before, then the mastectomy and more chemo after and that will take care of the cancer in the one lymphnode? I thought that radiation was used whenever there was cancer in a lymphnode but I know that mastectomies can be different than lumpectomies. But in any case, I think that this is great news. I don't know about the others but it would seem to me that you are NED so I say dance around, celebrate and get through that last chemo. Yah team!
    Stef

    Dear Vicki, You made my day,
    Dear Vicki, You made my day, so glad to hear its going well for you. One more treatment and its all over with. Yea! Let us know that day and we'll all celebrate with you. Dance the night away! And day too.
  • taleena
    taleena Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    Vicki, so glad to hear that
    Vicki, so glad to hear that they got the clean margins... that is wonderful news... now I agree with the others... rest..

    Gentle hugs to you.

    ~T
  • Jeanne D
    Jeanne D Member Posts: 1,867
    fauxma said:

    Vicki
    I am happy for you but

    Vicki
    I am happy for you but I am confused. Is the reason you are aren't doing rads because you had the chemo before, then the mastectomy and more chemo after and that will take care of the cancer in the one lymphnode? I thought that radiation was used whenever there was cancer in a lymphnode but I know that mastectomies can be different than lumpectomies. But in any case, I think that this is great news. I don't know about the others but it would seem to me that you are NED so I say dance around, celebrate and get through that last chemo. Yah team!
    Stef

    Vicki ♥
    I am dancing with you! Clear margins is always welcomed news!

    ♪ ☻ ♫ Congrats on NED! ♪ ☺ ♫

    Love, Jeanne ♥
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    taleena said:

    Vicki, so glad to hear that
    Vicki, so glad to hear that they got the clean margins... that is wonderful news... now I agree with the others... rest..

    Gentle hugs to you.

    ~T

    Congratulations!
    Congratulations Vicki on this great news!

    Hugs!
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    Sunrae said:

    Dear Vicki, You made my day,
    Dear Vicki, You made my day, so glad to hear its going well for you. One more treatment and its all over with. Yea! Let us know that day and we'll all celebrate with you. Dance the night away! And day too.

    YIPPEE
    Yippee Vicki! You are dancing with NED and almost done with chemo! Congrats!


    Hugs, Diane ♥
  • roseann4
    roseann4 Member Posts: 992 Member

    Congratulations!
    Congratulations Vicki on this great news!

    Hugs!

    Good news!
    I'm sure you will have a MUCH better holiday season with that step behind you. I know how stressful waiting can be. Now you know exactly what you are dealing with and it's all much easier with that info.

    Roseann
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    roseann4 said:

    Good news!
    I'm sure you will have a MUCH better holiday season with that step behind you. I know how stressful waiting can be. Now you know exactly what you are dealing with and it's all much easier with that info.

    Roseann

    I am
    sending you a hugeeeeeeeeeee CONGRATS Vicki! You made my day!


    Sue :)
  • MyTurnNow
    MyTurnNow Member Posts: 2,686 Member
    Great news, Vicki!!! Just
    Great news, Vicki!!! Just what we all wanted to hear. Take care and get some rest. That, of course, is after all your dancing!!
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    MyTurnNow said:

    Great news, Vicki!!! Just
    Great news, Vicki!!! Just what we all wanted to hear. Take care and get some rest. That, of course, is after all your dancing!!

    Wonderful news Vicki!
    Wonderful news Vicki!

    Debby
  • Bella Luna
    Bella Luna Member Posts: 1,578 Member
    Hi Vicki,
    Congratulations on

    Hi Vicki,

    Congratulations on having clean margins and not having to do radiation! Go ahead and lie back, relax and recover.
    BL
  • Bella Luna
    Bella Luna Member Posts: 1,578 Member
    Hi Vicki,
    Congratulations on

    Hi Vicki,

    Congratulations on having clean margins and not having to do radiation! Go ahead and lie back, relax and recover.
    BL
  • Reikigemgirl
    Reikigemgirl Member Posts: 278
    Thanks all......
    I must not of worded it right about my chemo. I don't have only one treatment left. I have to do a whole series of Taxotere. My oncologist will tell me how many treatments when I meet with him on Monday. Then I'll be done. But in the meantime I am dancing!!

    Love and light,
    Vicki
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930

    Thanks all......
    I must not of worded it right about my chemo. I don't have only one treatment left. I have to do a whole series of Taxotere. My oncologist will tell me how many treatments when I meet with him on Monday. Then I'll be done. But in the meantime I am dancing!!

    Love and light,
    Vicki

    Darn
    And we thought you only had one to do. But, you will get thru it being the brave bc warrior that you have been Vicki. I hope there aren't many treatments. Let us know. And YES, you keep on dancing as we are for you!

    ♠♣ Christmas Susie ♠♣
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    susie09 said:

    Darn
    And we thought you only had one to do. But, you will get thru it being the brave bc warrior that you have been Vicki. I hope there aren't many treatments. Let us know. And YES, you keep on dancing as we are for you!

    ♠♣ Christmas Susie ♠♣

    Congrats!
    This is such great news Vicki! NED is dancing with you!

    Good luck with the rest of your chemo.

    KYLEZ ♥
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    Kylez said:

    Congrats!
    This is such great news Vicki! NED is dancing with you!

    Good luck with the rest of your chemo.

    KYLEZ ♥

    Party!
    Vicki, congrats on NED! I am so happy for you!

    Angie
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    Angie2U said:

    Party!
    Vicki, congrats on NED! I am so happy for you!

    Angie

    Hope you are doing well on
    Hope you are doing well on chemo Vicki! How many do you have to have?

    Congrats to you again!
  • elm3544
    elm3544 Member Posts: 748
    Great news! Now you can
    Great news! Now you can relax and enjoy the holidays. I am so happy for you!