Sorry you've joined our not-very-exclusive club Glenlass.
I'd try not to worry that the doctors haven't told you the full story. I was told that mine was Grade 2 after my biopsy and it stayed at that grade when I had the lumpectomy. My hospital doesn't use staging but, from what I've read, stage 1 is when there is no node involvement and the tumour is less than 2cm so that would seem to fit your diagnosis (and mine 🙂 ) Things can change when they operate and test in the lab, like poemsgalore says, but don't worry about that now.
I was told I would be having a wire-guided WLE as my tumour was quite small but ,when it came to it, I had another ultrasound and the radiologist put marks on my breast to show where the tumour was.
Like Katykookabura, I also had 2 WLEs (4 weeks apart for me) because the surgeon didn't get clear margins the first time. They were both done as day surgery and the staff were lovely. I found the SNB to be more painful than the WLE, probably because of where it was.
You'll find there's lots of waiting involved in cancer treatment. I'm now waiting for my oncologist appointment and the results of blood tests and then I'll be waiting to start radiotherapy.
Don't worry about contacting your BCN...that's what they're there for.
(((hugs))) Maggie xx
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