Thank you 
Yes they are planning reconstruction at same time. I won’t lie, I’m worried about how it’ll look but ultimately, I want to be rid of cancer and that’s the main goal.
I do dread chemo and radiotherapy. Started trying to read up on some stuff to help cope with chemo lastnight but my mind was too scrambled to take any of it in! 
xo
Hello - I’m a little late to the game in this forum, but i came across it while googling anything and everything to ease my mind. I was diagnosed with right invasive ductal carcinoma grade 2, HR+, HER2 negative 11/15. It has been the absolute worst week of mine and my families entire lives. The stress of not knowing, understanding and waiting is unbearable. I found a lump 10/16, got in for the diagnostic mamm and ultrasound 11/12, biopsy 11/14, results 11/15. My ultrasound showed good lymph nodes, however ultrasounds cannot test at a cellular level. I am meeting with my medical oncologist team next week and the surgeon the following, but the fear of anything spreading between now and then is eating me alive every minute of every day. I have read thru all of the messages on this forum and have found some comfort in knowing I am not alone as I feel I am all the time 
and that my paranoia is not unwarranted. I sure hope as I go thru treatment that will diminish a bit. Thanks for listening and I am truly praying for all of your full recovery’s 
@jkres Hi Jk and welcome to this forum.
You will find many people of similar position to you here, and they all offer a wealth of experience and support. Hopefully that will help as you are going through this unpleasant and stressful challenge.
It’s very understandable and normal to be feeling so worried and out of sorts. The whole process is a lot to take in, and you will have questions that you didn’t think you would ever need to ask. And don’t be shy or embarrassed to ask the same question more than once, as you process the information.
The medical teams are knowledgeable and well trained, they have provided me with endless support and I hope that will be your experience too.
Going forward, I found once diagnosed I was a frequent visitor to the hospital, while they do there tests, but the waiting is by all means the worse. I’ve had two surgeries (lumpectomy and cavity shave), both of which were not as bad as I expected. There were/are a few minor niggles but nothing serious. I’m now waiting (again) for rads.
It’s definitely not a quick fix, but hopefully as you move through the different steps, it will become a little easier to cope with.
Hope all goes well for your follow up appointments x
Hi sorry you find yourself joining us on this journey. Please be assured that we are all here for each other & you can ask away as some of us are further on in our treatments etc.
you have been diagnosed with the same type as me. I was diagnosed 18th June at the age of 42. I had a lumpectomy with bi-lateral breast reduction on the 14th August.
My sample was then sent off after surgery for oncotype testing & my results came back as 25! Meaning that I would benefit from chemotherapy as I still hadn’t started the menopause.
I started 6 rounds of chemotherapy on the 24th October. I have 3 rounds of EC followed by 3 rounds of Docetaxel all 21 days apart. So far I have completed 2 rounds of the chemo & have lost my hair.
Once you have your treatment plan in place you will feel less anxious. I too worried about the spread so whilst waiting which is very natural but you are a grade 2 which isn’t fast spreading so I’m sure you will be absolutely fine. Your medical team wouldn’t take any risks if they thought it could change things. If you are concerned give your breast nurse a call & I’m sure she will be more than happy to explain waiting times for you. Keep us posted with your treatment plan & if you have any questions at all please just ask away!!! 
That message was helpful to learn about the oncotype testing. My nurse navigator mentioned something about this but I wasn’t able to comprehend it and I am now going to follow up about this. Thank you so much. And you’re so right, I need to trust the drs and process as they are the ones who exactly what to do. Thank you so much for your message. It’s really helped. Good luck with the rest of your treatments, you are almost there, you have alight at the end of the dark dark tunnel
Thankyou. My chemo is scheduled to finish early February then I will go on to have 9 sessions of radiotherapy. I feel that the oncotype DX is definitely a good thing because it looks at your specific tumour in great detail. They look at the genetics of it & how they think it will develop later down the line etc. they take into account the grade, the stage, the size of the tumour, weather there is any lymph node involvement etc then they will come back with a number 0-100. For my age range anything over 16 they would say is a benefit of having chemo. My tumour that was removed was 25mm, removed with good clear margins & no lymph node involvement. I did have LVI present which means they found cancer cells in the bloody supply to the tumour but oncologist didn’t seem overly concerned about that. I am glad that I ended up having chemo in the end just to mop up any stray cells that may have escaped. Good lunch with your treatment & stay positive x