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Well , your Onc. will have
Well , your Onc. will have to tell you what your staging means...but clean margins is good news! And no lymph node involvement is also very good news! So chemo and rads followed by 5 years of either Arimidex or Tamoxifin is the pretty standard protocol for most of us.0 -
Gradesdyaneb123 said:Well , your Onc. will have
Well , your Onc. will have to tell you what your staging means...but clean margins is good news! And no lymph node involvement is also very good news! So chemo and rads followed by 5 years of either Arimidex or Tamoxifin is the pretty standard protocol for most of us.
Cancer cells are graded by how much they look like normal cells. Grade 1 means the cancer cells look like normal cells and aren't considered aggressive. Grade 3 cancers are more likely to grow fast. This along with it's stage, 0 being lowest and 4 being the highest, and size of tumer determines the treatment. Having no node involvement is great. Sounds like yours was caught early. I am stage 1C, grade 3, no nodes, estrogen and progesterone positive, and HER2 positive. Like you, I had a partial mastectomy, chemo, radiation, one year of herceptin, now 5 years of Tamoxifen to disable the hormones that my cancer feeds on. None of it was (is) fun, but it's doable.
Best of luck
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Thanks you two. Sher---ISher43009 said:Grades
Cancer cells are graded by how much they look like normal cells. Grade 1 means the cancer cells look like normal cells and aren't considered aggressive. Grade 3 cancers are more likely to grow fast. This along with it's stage, 0 being lowest and 4 being the highest, and size of tumer determines the treatment. Having no node involvement is great. Sounds like yours was caught early. I am stage 1C, grade 3, no nodes, estrogen and progesterone positive, and HER2 positive. Like you, I had a partial mastectomy, chemo, radiation, one year of herceptin, now 5 years of Tamoxifen to disable the hormones that my cancer feeds on. None of it was (is) fun, but it's doable.
Best of luck
Sher
Thanks you two. Sher---I think my HER is negative, does that make a difference. I am estro/prog positive though.0 -
HER2 negative is also good.LRN715 said:Thanks you two. Sher---I
Thanks you two. Sher---I think my HER is negative, does that make a difference. I am estro/prog positive though.
HER2 negative is also good. Her2 positive is usually more agressive and needs a different treatment protocol. I also am estro/prog+, and my Onc. said this was the slower growing cancer. So, really , you've got 3 good things going for you....clean margins, no node involvement, and HER2 negative....
Dee0 -
Thank you so much, that wookdyaneb123 said:HER2 negative is also good.
HER2 negative is also good. Her2 positive is usually more agressive and needs a different treatment protocol. I also am estro/prog+, and my Onc. said this was the slower growing cancer. So, really , you've got 3 good things going for you....clean margins, no node involvement, and HER2 negative....
Dee
Thank you so much, that wook a lot of weight off my shoulders, let me tell ya. I really wish I had my onc appointment sooner than 3 weeks, but it is what it is. I know the surgeon told me it was totally treatable, but then you hear various stories and one's mind beings to wander......thanks again!0 -
Thank you so much, that wookdyaneb123 said:HER2 negative is also good.
HER2 negative is also good. Her2 positive is usually more agressive and needs a different treatment protocol. I also am estro/prog+, and my Onc. said this was the slower growing cancer. So, really , you've got 3 good things going for you....clean margins, no node involvement, and HER2 negative....
Dee
Thank you so much, that wook a lot of weight off my shoulders, let me tell ya. I really wish I had my onc appointment sooner than 3 weeks, but it is what it is. I know the surgeon told me it was totally treatable, but then you hear various stories and one's mind beings to wander......thanks again!0 -
Yeah, it's so scary at firstLRN715 said:Thank you so much, that wook
Thank you so much, that wook a lot of weight off my shoulders, let me tell ya. I really wish I had my onc appointment sooner than 3 weeks, but it is what it is. I know the surgeon told me it was totally treatable, but then you hear various stories and one's mind beings to wander......thanks again!
Yeah, it's so scary at first and trying to dicipher all the cancer jargon can be too much.
3 weeks is a long time to wait, but be sure to take someone with you to take notes during the meeting. It really helps when you get home and try to remember everything that was discussed. But there are plenty of ladies here who will be glad to answer what questions we can, so ask about whatever is worrying you.0 -
Three weeks is such a longLRN715 said:Thank you so much, that wook
Thank you so much, that wook a lot of weight off my shoulders, let me tell ya. I really wish I had my onc appointment sooner than 3 weeks, but it is what it is. I know the surgeon told me it was totally treatable, but then you hear various stories and one's mind beings to wander......thanks again!
Three weeks is such a long time to wait! I would call again to see if anything has become available, or ask if they can call you if there's a cancellation.
A place to jot notes is a great idea. I would also suggest that you bring a list of questions, that way you'll get everything answered too. I also asked for a copy of my pathology report, it's been helpful to have for insurance, etc.
Please come back and let us know how you're doing.
Hugs,
Linda0 -
I hope you are feeling ok
never heard partial matectomy! what is that...?
so happy your nodes all ok...
I"LL be thinking of you
Denise0 -
My lumpectomies were calldisneyfan2008 said:I hope you are feeling ok
never heard partial matectomy! what is that...?
so happy your nodes all ok...
I"LL be thinking of you
Denise
Partial mastectomies. I'm not sure if it was because of how much they took out or if it was because they can charge more for them than lumpectomies--LOL.
JoAnn0 -
LRN, just want to say
LRN, just want to say welcome and I hope you're Onc. appt. can be bumped up so you don't have to wait. As said, it is a good thing you have no node involvement and your Her negative. The waiting is the hardest part, so come here often and keep your chin up.
Miles of Love,
~Kari0 -
@Joann...funnyjoannstar said:My lumpectomies were call
Partial mastectomies. I'm not sure if it was because of how much they took out or if it was because they can charge more for them than lumpectomies--LOL.
JoAnn
charge more...I have said since I am very small breasted I should get charge less...!
Denise0 -
I was a grade 3 also
Diagnosed in 2003 with stage 3a, tumor was 6cm and 3cm. 2 of 15 lymph nodes with cancer. Tumor was so large that I had 4 cycles of A/C before modified radical mastectomy. 4 cycles of taxol (or taxotere sp?) after and then 6 weeks of radiation. I was on Tamoxifen for 9 months and Aromasin for 2 1/2 years.
I thought I was done for but here I still am. You will get a better idea when you talk to the doctor and tell him your fear.0 -
am I the only oneMarcia527 said:I was a grade 3 also
Diagnosed in 2003 with stage 3a, tumor was 6cm and 3cm. 2 of 15 lymph nodes with cancer. Tumor was so large that I had 4 cycles of A/C before modified radical mastectomy. 4 cycles of taxol (or taxotere sp?) after and then 6 weeks of radiation. I was on Tamoxifen for 9 months and Aromasin for 2 1/2 years.
I thought I was done for but here I still am. You will get a better idea when you talk to the doctor and tell him your fear.
who knows no #s, size etc etc. of my BC...never told and i never asked...I know nothing..not even how many nodes removed....
I am starting to feel really dumb about this...
Denise0 -
Denisedisneyfan2008 said:am I the only one
who knows no #s, size etc etc. of my BC...never told and i never asked...I know nothing..not even how many nodes removed....
I am starting to feel really dumb about this...
Denise
Don't feel dumb. You can still get the info if you want it. I'm a very detailed person so I wanted as much info as I could get. My surgeon gave me a copy of both my pathology reports and went through it with me so I would know how to read it. I had to have 2 surgeries to get clear margins = 2 reports. I have copies of all my test results and asked a bunch of questions. I found an error in one of my mammogram reports after surgery. It said my cancer was in the right breast when it was the left. I made them revise it so it would be correct.
Sher0 -
thanks for info..Sher43009 said:Denise
Don't feel dumb. You can still get the info if you want it. I'm a very detailed person so I wanted as much info as I could get. My surgeon gave me a copy of both my pathology reports and went through it with me so I would know how to read it. I had to have 2 surgeries to get clear margins = 2 reports. I have copies of all my test results and asked a bunch of questions. I found an error in one of my mammogram reports after surgery. It said my cancer was in the right breast when it was the left. I made them revise it so it would be correct.
Sher
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thanks for info..Sher43009 said:Denise
Don't feel dumb. You can still get the info if you want it. I'm a very detailed person so I wanted as much info as I could get. My surgeon gave me a copy of both my pathology reports and went through it with me so I would know how to read it. I had to have 2 surgeries to get clear margins = 2 reports. I have copies of all my test results and asked a bunch of questions. I found an error in one of my mammogram reports after surgery. It said my cancer was in the right breast when it was the left. I made them revise it so it would be correct.
Sher
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Congrats on clean margins!dyaneb123 said:Well , your Onc. will have
Well , your Onc. will have to tell you what your staging means...but clean margins is good news! And no lymph node involvement is also very good news! So chemo and rads followed by 5 years of either Arimidex or Tamoxifin is the pretty standard protocol for most of us.
Congrats on clean margins!0 -
Always good to have cleanpinkkari09 said:LRN, just want to say
LRN, just want to say welcome and I hope you're Onc. appt. can be bumped up so you don't have to wait. As said, it is a good thing you have no node involvement and your Her negative. The waiting is the hardest part, so come here often and keep your chin up.
Miles of Love,
~Kari
Always good to have clean margins! Happy for you!0 -
My oncologist went over mydisneyfan2008 said:am I the only one
who knows no #s, size etc etc. of my BC...never told and i never asked...I know nothing..not even how many nodes removed....
I am starting to feel really dumb about this...
Denise
My oncologist went over my path report with me and told me everything. I am sure many don't know Denise. I also got a copy of my pathology report which tells a lot too. Do you have that?0
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