I just got diagnosed at 68, is this bad? Stage III (ER+, PR -, HER2 -)

justforher

I'd like to connect with people who have a similar diagnosis.

• Primary tumor in the breast:
Invasive lobular carcinoma ILC
ER 95% positive
PR negative
HER2 negative
Ki 67 >10

• Cancer found in the axillary lymph nodes:
Invasive ductal carcinoma metastasis
ER 95% positive
PR negative
HER2 negative
Ki 67 >30

moderators

Hi @justforher, and welcome to Breastcancer.org!

We're so sorry for the reasons that bring you here, but we're so glad you've found us. You're sure to find our amazing community a wonderful source of advice, information, encouragement, and support — we're all here for you!

Do you happen to know how many of your lymph nodes tested positive for cancer cells? In addition, do you know how the lymph node status has been classified (isolated, micrometastasis, macrometastasis, or extracapsular)? That information will be available in your pathology report and will be helpful in determining course of treatment. You can read more about lymph node status here and what it means if your axillary lymph nodes test positive here.

Do you happen to know what your treatment plan is going to be so we can help connect you to others in a similar situation?

We're sure others will be by soon to weigh in with their lobular carcinoma experiences. Let us know if you need anything from us at all.

—The Mods

justforher

Hi! It says "Left Axillar lymph nodes in the size of 2,5 cm and 2 cm".

This is my treatment plan;

First, chemo… 12 times.

Then surgery, and this is the surgical plan:
Left mastectomy, oncoplastic reconstruction
Lef axillary sentinal lymph node sampling

After that: Left axillary radiotherapy

moderators

Thank you for that info, @justforher! Do you know which chemotherapy regimen you'll be having and when you'll be starting?

justforher

I only know the timing.

January 6
January 27
February 16
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30

Surgery

Radiotherapy 21 days

moderators

That is a start @justforher! We encourage you to join our January 2026 Chemo Support thread so you can discuss with others how your treatment is going and support others also.

In addition, you may find our free virtual support groups a great place to join to get real-time support as you make your way through treatment — here is the schedule and registration links for our 2 weekly groups: https://www.breastcancer.org/community/virtual-meetups#section-in-treatment-for-breast-cancer

We hope you'll join us!

—The Mods