Total relief-I was starting to worry that I put too much hope into going to UNC for a second opinion...as it turns out I was totally on point for once...woohoo! I met my oncologist, Dr. Z-who listened to me-and then we had an intelligent TWO WAY conversation. Phew!
I was beginning to think that I had no options and basicly felt like I was being forced into a specific treatment...If you read my earlier posts, my first onco basicly gave me a scrip and sent me to rad onco ..Today these things were decided-
1.Full boob MRI (my ultrasound said it was unclear on whether or not my good boob was clear of cancerous stuff, because it's too dense)...and I thought I didnt have anything in common with stoopid people...bah!
2.Having my tumor thats currently housed at the lab in Onslow Countys sent to UNC's path lab for re-testing..(this is to determine correct diagnosis as well as to determine if it is "pure DCIS"
3.Im currently waiting for BRCA results-the BRCA gene mutation (if I have it) makes the possiblity of recurrence or getting invasive breast cancer jump by a huge percentage-so in effect, if I have the BRCA mutation, NO-I will not be an Xmen woman....that is unless you consider perky foobs to be a super power...and with the huge droopy old boobs that I currently have, I myself would consider perky boobs a super power...maybe its just me.
So around Nov. 11-13th I go back to UNC on a thursday-ish, get MRI, spend the night in a hotel (preferably one with a pool) next day get up go back to talk to radiation oncologist, wait for Dr. Z to take all my stuff to his "tumor board" where an entire team discusses what the best options for me are-then I see Dr. Z and he tells me what I can do and what will be the best results...
Yes. More waiting. Im almost used to it..LoL
I was beginning to think that I had no options and basicly felt like I was being forced into a specific treatment...If you read my earlier posts, my first onco basicly gave me a scrip and sent me to rad onco ..Today these things were decided-
1.Full boob MRI (my ultrasound said it was unclear on whether or not my good boob was clear of cancerous stuff, because it's too dense)...and I thought I didnt have anything in common with stoopid people...bah!
2.Having my tumor thats currently housed at the lab in Onslow Countys sent to UNC's path lab for re-testing..(this is to determine correct diagnosis as well as to determine if it is "pure DCIS"
3.Im currently waiting for BRCA results-the BRCA gene mutation (if I have it) makes the possiblity of recurrence or getting invasive breast cancer jump by a huge percentage-so in effect, if I have the BRCA mutation, NO-I will not be an Xmen woman....that is unless you consider perky foobs to be a super power...and with the huge droopy old boobs that I currently have, I myself would consider perky boobs a super power...maybe its just me.
So around Nov. 11-13th I go back to UNC on a thursday-ish, get MRI, spend the night in a hotel (preferably one with a pool) next day get up go back to talk to radiation oncologist, wait for Dr. Z to take all my stuff to his "tumor board" where an entire team discusses what the best options for me are-then I see Dr. Z and he tells me what I can do and what will be the best results...
Yes. More waiting. Im almost used to it..LoL
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