I was diagnosed with ILC about 1 1/2 months ago. 6 days ago I had the tumor removed and 4 lymph nodes. The surgeon told my husband all looked clean. I have no idea what will happen next. I wait for the tumor board to decide. During an appointment I was told I would have mamogram followup 1 year and MRI the next. This concerns me because I either read or was told that ILC is hard to diagnose with a mamogram. Mine was diagnosed when calcification/distortions were seen on the right breast and an MRI was ordered. During the MRI, they saw the distortions on the left breast which was confirmed to be cancer with another test--a Mamogram w/contrast. I'm worried about only having mamograms since I was told they normally only see larger ILC tumors. I'm going to ask for the Oncotype test. I feel it will make my journey less stressful. 2 years ago I was diagnosed with a very rare ocular malignant melanoma. (If you ever hear anyone say they are seeing flashes of light they need to be seen by a retina specialist) prior to surgery I was offered a molecular genetic test which gave me an indication of it's chance of spreading. And also helped with followup decisions. I was a 1a out of 1-2. Meaning I was fortunate enough to have a 2-10% chance of metastasis vs a 2 which is a 70%. I now have yearly tests (CT, Pet or something similar) vs 3-6 months for someone with a score of 2. If the Oncotype test can give me the same mental peace/relief or the chance to have more testing if necessary, I want it.