Topic: im looking for some advice on what to expect

Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 5

Posted on: Apr 24, 2008 11:34 am

dusky_dolphin wrote:

hello. i was wondering if anyone could help me with some advice please. my mum has just been diagnosed with IDC stage 2 and is due to have a mastectomy in may. they dont know yet if it has spread to her glands.i have been told different meanings to the words "stage 2" is it either the size of the lumps or does that determine how far the cancer has progressed? please could anyone give me some advice on what i could do to help my mum from now and until she finishes radiotherapy that may of helped you. thank you !

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jpann39 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2513	Log in to post a reply Apr 24, 2008 11:49 am jpann39 wrote: Hon, the stage is the size of the tumor......they wont be able to tell for absolute certainty until they have removed it....once the pathology report comes back after her mastectomy you will know tons more... As for what you can do for her......if you got to visit and see the dishes arent done, just do them, same with any other housework that you see needs done....I found that when people asked me what I needed them to do, my reply was always "nothing, Ive got things under control"....the ones that just did things are the ones that I greatly appreciated....when I was asked what I wanted done it made me feel odd...most of all, just be there for her....let her talk, cry, sit in silence, just follow her lead on things and you will do fine.... Hugs Jule 'Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we're here we might as well dance!!!!"
dusky_dolph… Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 5	Log in to post a reply Apr 24, 2008 12:13 pm dusky_dolphin wrote: thank you jule, your right its the little things that mean the most. i just feel so helpless. once again thank you!
twink Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1564	Log in to post a reply Apr 24, 2008 06:38 pm, edited Apr 24, 2008 06:39 PM by twink twink wrote: Just to elaborate dolphin, the stage is the size of the tumor, as Jule said and the extent of the spread (i.e. the more lymph nodes, the higher the staging). There's a good explanation on this site if you search on 'stage'. Being a mom of teenaged girls and an adult son, the best moments in this past year have been when they've hugged me and told me the love me... Hug her lots dolphin. t If you can't be kind, have the decency to be vague.
san4850 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 99	Log in to post a reply May 8, 2008 07:47 pm san4850 wrote: Stage 2 means a tumor that is at least 2 cm but less than 5 cm with negative lymph nodes, or it could be a tumor less than 2 cm with at least 1 positive lymph node. The doctors won't know how far the tumor has progressed until after the surgery, when they send the tumor to the pathologist, and they also examine your mom's lymph nodes. IDC means has invaded nearby tissue outside the ducts (if it were only w/in the ducts then it would be DCIS).

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