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Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?
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Unilateral right breast mastectomy. No chemo. ONCOTYPE 14 and 20. After a ton of research and the fact that I qualified for the TAILOR RT clinical trial ( AI only or AI plus standard fraction radiation) I declined radiation am doing AI only . 6 mos on Aromatase Inhibitor ( Anastrozole) and tolerating well . Unknown possible side effects will emerge over time ( inc. cholesterol and/or reduced bone mineral density).
What is your age? Did you get the ONCOTYPE scheduled ?
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@anjalima . Per today I am choosing to do left breast mastectomy, Dr. Alexandra Heerdt from Memorial Sloan Kettering. She told me at the meeting that they usually do an Oncotype DX. Should I schedule with the Dr. before the surgery? How many positive sentinel nodes did you find?
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I am 47 years old next Saturday.
Here is my history:
8/15 - Had a random mammogram. Didn't do one since 2016
8/17 - They called me to come back for another mammogram and ultrasound
8/23 - A second mammogram was performed + ultrasound. The radiologist told me that I have three masses in my left breast, one is cancerous. It was the hardest day (days) in my life.
9/7 - Had a biopsy at Mount Sinai
9/9 - Received the report that said: two cancerous masses in my left breast: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ, invasive, Her2 - negative, ER - positive. Tumor sizes under 2.5cm one and the other under 1.5cm
9/21 - Met with the surgeon Dr. Elisa Port from Mount Sinai. She is a good surgeon, but I would like to see Dr. Alexandra H.
10/13 - Meeting with Dr. Alexandra H. - Memorial Sloan Kettering. It feels right to meet her for a second opinion. I might choose her as a surgeon.