I understand how unsettling this is! How wonderful that your medical teams diligence, and yours,
resulted in an early diagnosis.
I'm glad to hear Your doctor is recommending someone for the next steps, that she seems confident in.
Any cancer diagnosis is startling though. It does kind of shakes things up in your world , right?!
I was diagnosed over 30 years ago.
I had a partial removal on one side and then when the results came back as invasive and aggresive cell type we had to remove all of it about 90 days later.
I then had a RAI treatment, which is a type of radiation treatment.
I have been on medication since the surgeries.
I would suggest starting a written list of questions for your surgeon. That helped me with some of my need to control something in my life at the time.
Consider a second opinion if you are unsure of next steps.
Both surgeries were pretty straight forward fir me, a day or two in hospital, drain in the area of incision, nurse visited at home. Soft foods for a few days, enjoyed frozen yogurt a lot during that time!
The scar is nearly invisible, even after 2 surgeries.
Do you have someone to help you the first few days home?
Prayers for you!