On December 8/11 I went back to see my surgeon for a follow up and results. The surgeon felt I was recovering well, better then he would expect actually at the 2 week point. He sat us down in his office (which I had not been in since my diagnosis date) and told us the results of the pathology.
The cancer had not spread to my lymph nodes and the right breast was totally free of anything. The lump measured 3.2cms and he was able to get clear margins (meaning the cancer is all gone). There was some cancer found in my blood vessels of the left breast but they were gone too with the breast (good thing I had the mastectomy). My cancer is Stage 2 and level 3. Level 3 is the highest you can get meaning it was aggressive and the cells looked "angry". Maybe this is why I was so angry?! My cancer was Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC). He felt that given my young age and the level 3 cancer I would be having chemo forsure and maybe radiation. I was scheduled to see the oncologist on December 12/11 to learn more about my treatment. I left the office feeling pretty good and thinking it could have been a lot worse. I was happy that I had done the double mastectomy and that the cancer was out.
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