Here is my story! I was getting ready for bed, and getting on my nightgown
smooting the front of it down and felt a pea sized lump, hard as a rock in
my right breast! breast cancer doesn't run in my family, but still my blood
ran cold with fear!! the following day I made an appointment with my primary doctor to have it looked at. he could not find it lying down, since
I found it standing up that is how he felt it too.. He ordered a mammogram
for the next day, It could not be detected, so they did an ultrasound, and
that was when it showed up plain as day. the radiologist said it appeared
small. we could either watch it for 6 months or do a biopsy and remove it!
I of coarse chose the biopsy, after that was done, my surgeon sat with
me and told me that I had a Lobular carcinoma, 0.7 cm in size, and that I
would need to have a lumpectomy! a week later I had surgery. their
were 2 sattelite nodules close to the tumor site so we went in for another
surgery to remove more tissue for clean margins! with that all done,
I then met my oncologist and started Tomoxifen and 6 weeks of radiation!
it has been 4 1/2 years since this all started, we have since moved to
another town, and my new Oncologist suggested follow up ultrasounds
for my peace of mind, and possibly removing my ovaries, Im through
having kids and had already had a partial hystorectomy 9 years ago!
I am a changed woman since all of this, my Husband is also a cancer
survivor, and we enjoy life every day that we are on this earth!!!!!!
Longview, WA