Topic: Again?!!!?

Unfortunately the answer to your question is yes...once someone has had bc there is always a risk of it returning.

But before you get to far ahead in the worry department try to remember that many of us whom have had surgery and treatment for breast cancer have the types of scares with call backs and further testing....once you have had all this treatment there can be scar tissue so they always check just to be sure.

Hang in there. things will be ok

Jule

So we got the results back and the cancer is back...

She doesnt know how bad or what stage yet she goes to see surgeon today. She had radiation last time and was told if it came back she cant have it again...does anyone know why?

My mom said she thinks she will have to have a masectomy...we are very scared!!!!

I am sorry to hear that but don't worry too much just yet. If your mom had a lumpectomy and radiation and the cancer came back, it is true that she will most likely need a mastectomy. But all this does not necessarily affect her prognosis in a negative way. A local recurrence (or possibly a new primary) in this area can be very treatable.

Best wishes,

Helena.

She saw the surgeon and he wants to do a mastectomy, the thing is she doesn't. Her mass is 11cm and he said is was not a recurrence that it is a new primary. They told her last time that the reason she got it was because of the hormones she was taking because of her hysterectomy. She also had genetic testing that came back negative. So I am not understanding if she is not taking hormones and she doesn't have the gene, why did this come back and why so strong? She goes and sees the radiologist and oncologist today and they really want her in surgery by the end of the week. I am not there and I am feeling absolutely horrible about it, I also feel so out of the information loop.

Thank you all!

OK   have bilateral and reconstruction surgery scheduled in NOLA for 9/10/09.  Glad of that!  Picked up copy of my er/pr and her2 path report.  Surprised because my her2 is positive and pr neg, say er is positive but only 1%   My 1st dx in 2001 was her2 -  so this is a new cancer, not a reoccurance, huh?  My sister was her2+ with her bc and always figured it was not any heredity because we have different kinds, but guess that shows me how much I know, lol.  Also...had 37% moderate (2) intensity Ki-67 which evidently is not too good. <sigh>  I will feel much better after surgery and getting the sentinel node biopsy done so I will know if I have to have chemo this time....   A little upget over those numbers i got today, but overall, glad to have surgery finally scheduled.

Yea, I am beginning to find out that the her2 status will probably mean that I will need chemo, regardless of the lymph node status, but....one thing at a time