Well.... to start.... Iâm 42(43 on the 21st of Nov) & I have been getting annual mammograms for over 5 years as my mom passed away from breast cancer at age 56 (diagnosed at age 52). I was being proactive. This year I went in as I always do in the start of October. A couple of days later, I was asked to come back for an ultrasound. During the ultrasound, it  was clear as a bell, there was a mass. They immediately did the biopsy & sent me on my way. I was to return a couple of days later to have an MRI. All the results would be ready for my doc the following week. The waiting was HELL as you know, but on 18 October I was confirmed with breast cancer. I was quickly called by a surgeons office to be seen. While the days passed waiting for the appointment, I was wondering why I was not sent for a PET scan to ensure it wasnât anywhere else in my body and even bloodwork. I contact the cancer agency where I was told that all of this would be done AFTER surgery. Iâm confused. Why wouldnât they want to know if it is anywhere else in my body. Isnât there a test that they can do to see if Iâm predisposed to this reoccurring BEFORE having surgery?? Apparently not. So now Iâm having a partial mastectomy and radiation but may end up needing a double mastectomy and only chemo. My family is NOT new to the cancer life as my mother, father, mother-in-law & daughter - to name a few & my  husband & daughter carry Lynch syndrome (increased risk for colonial cancers)Â
Sorry for a first post vent, but ..... well.... đ© đ#FuckCancer
Newly diagnosed - Ductal Carcinoma Diagnosis
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