Our next meeting with our surgeon is really just confirmation from what we already knew. That everything she assumed with my cancer in my right breast was true, the disease is just all over my right breast and there is no way to remove the cancer with a lumpectomy. Then there is a plot twist, there are TWO “suspicious spots” where there is slight concern the cancer might have become invasive. Ugh. Stupid plot twist. Also, that the little old mass/cyst they were monitoring from my original ultrasound on February 1 had “grown significantly” (those exact words are in the final report). If there was any good news, it was that the MRI showed a clear picture of my lymph nodes and those looked good.
Now it was our turn to talk. The surgeon turned to us to get our thoughts on how we wanted to proceed. I tell her we think the best way forward is a double mastectomy. Wow! There it was, I literally just requested a double mastectomy. I wasn’t ready for the surgeon to say, “we need to do this as soon as possible because it’s turning aggressive, how about April 11th?” It’s booked.
I also recently had a double mastectomy. Wasn't as bad as those drain tubes and the pain from the removal of the lymph nodes to be checked. Two different cancers, one in each breast. Had to remove 11 nodes and had to keep the drain tubes in for 3 months. Wouldn't stop draining. Then radiation. Doing good now and I'm sure you will as well. I, also, was stage 2. Good luck to you as you heal as I'm sure you will be okay. Prayers sent your way.