7mm invasive ductal carcinoma

Posted by mimzy @mimzy, Jan 26 12:37pm

Newly diagnosed. Extremely frightened. Surgeon says lumpectomy and possible radiation. Awaiting results for HER2. Radiation scares me. I would appreciate any thoughts

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bloncape | @bloncape | Mar 9 7:40pm

I’m glad to hear that your lumpectomy is behind you. It’s very good news that your sentinel nodes were negative. I’m sorry to hear that you have a hematoma. I was told to keep an ice pack on my breast as much as possible. I had 16 rounds of radiation. It is painless and takes less than 15 minutes each time. I had no side effects. It was the easiest part of my treatment. If you decide to have radiation, I truly hope you have the same positive experience.
Sending hugs and best wishes.
Becky