Hi! I am 49 with dx in Jan 2018, lumpectomy 8 Mar with three node positive, ER/PR positive, HER negative, and it is the slow growing kind so doctors seem unsure how to treat me. Chemo does not seem an option. Also hx of BC so getting genetic testing. Any thoughts/advice? Thanks in advance! :-)
I'm not sure what "slow growing" means--is it grade 1 cells? Even so, it has spread to your lymph nodes so that would be a concern to me. What size was the mass in your breast? I was 1.5 cm ILC with 1 node positive, grade 2 cells. I had two oncs tell me that chemo was necessary so I did it. Had lumpectomy so also did 33 radiation tx and now on letrozole/Femara for 5 years. I'm three years out and doing fine. I decided to throw everything at it but each of us gets to decide. Keep researching and maybe get a few opinions from MOs outside your clinic. Never hurts to get as much info as you can.
Thank you! I feel the same way!
I would really, really want that out of me.
Hi Barb! Yes, I believe it’s Grade 1. But I am with you- that all my lymph nodes were positive is a bit concerning. I am to meet with a GYN cancer doctor on the 4th and the cancer doctor on the 9th. Hope to get some answers then.
Depending on those visits, a second opinion may follow.
Thanks for asking. 🙂 Trying to figure all this out!