Hi. My name is Janine. I am 38.
I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago with Invasive ductal carcinoma grade 1. PR positive, HER2 negative.
This came as a huge shock as my provisional diagnosis was Fibroadenoma, but a week later i was called back to clinic .
I went on to have a mamogram which showed another potential cancerous area in the same breast. I had another core biopsy which came back as inconclusive. I was then referred to Wythenshaw for a vacuum biopsy and will receive these results on Monday.
Prior to this i had be led to believe this result would come back positive, which then came back inclonclusive, after my initial results came back as being cancerous after i was told this was Fibroadenoma.
It has all been very confusing,especially as my surgery has been delayed from the 8th to the 15th, and depending on this final result from the vacuum biopsy, will either be a mastectomy or a lumpectomy with radiotherapy.
I was relieved to have another week to think about all of this, but i wont actually know until 2 days before what procedure i am having.
I have read on here about women who have had to go on and have further lumpectomy’s and patients who say that a mastectomy is best. Its all very confusing.