off topic-I may have prostate cancer

 

Thank you that is very reassuring.  I will not be talking to a genetic counselor until next week.  The NCCN Guidelines is somewhat confusing .  My cousin's breast cancer I do not think was TNBC but don't know for sure.  I think she took Tamoxicin (not sure of spelling).  She did the double mastectomy 5 or 6 years when she had her first bout with breast cancer yet it still came back to her abdominal are at the end of 2011 & passed away in April 2012.

 

In my family history there is some Jewish blood on my mother's side.  My grandfather was Jewish & I don't understand what they mean by an Ashkenazi Jew.  I do not know if it was on his father or mother's side or both.  I think it was his father's side going by his last name.  As far as I know only my cousin & myself are the only ones who have had breast cancer. Family never talker about stuff like this.  There is a history of lung cancer in the family.  I am the only cancer survivor left now.

 

I don't fall into the criteria for TNBC either yet I got it.  Go figure!  back in 1992 when I was 52 they found a stellate are of parenchyma distortion around the 2 o'clock position with a indistinct nodular density about 8 mm in the center.  They did a needle localization surgical biopsy (they took 2 specimens).The radiograph specimen written report said it was conceivable that altered spatial architecture secondary to unavoidable deformation of the specimens hs resulted in failure of radiographically.  On the other hand, there does exist the possibility that the worrisome breast lesion has not been resected.  Two months later they took a biplanar mammogram & there conclusion was that increasing infiltrative mass density at the biopsy site mot likely represents a radial scar subsequent to the biopsy & fat necrosis as opposed to advancing carcinoma.  However, at this time, advancing carcinoma could not be excluded.  To make a long story short I had several 4 to 6 months or yearly mammograms.  All the time my mammograms came back abnormal on the left side ever since that biopsy in 1992.  So to this day I will never know if that tiny little cancer had been growing inside of me slowly for 18 years.  My cancer in 2010 was at the 6-9 o'clock position. and the ultrasound on that in 2007 when it was  less then 1 mm said it was a benign cyst.  I missed my mammograms in 2008 & 2009 & a nuclear stress test at my cardiologist office in Feb.  my cancer showed up by then it was 5-7 cm.  That test saved my life.  So I am thankful to say I am still here today

 

I hope your second opinion comes back with good news also.  You are family to all of us here & you are a real star.    Try to always have a positive attitude that helps to get through things.  If you want to talk you can reach me at (707) 782-0892.  Take care & God Bless and keeping you & everyone in my prayers.

 

Nonna........Barbara

Congratulations!!! So happy to hear the good news!

Allison

A friend of mine was diagnosed with a 10cm tumor (not TN) on the Friday b4 she gave birth on Monday (MEM DAY)   She started chemo and got her pet scan results today and only her breasts and a few lymph nodes lit up--which biopsy had already found...also great news for her so celebrating all the good today has brought to our family 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

I am so happy to hear the good news for you.  You are a valuable inspiration to all of us  You have a terrific gift that helps all of here and we hope we can do the same for you.  Enjoy your Father's Day coming up on Sunday.

 

 

 

Nonna..........Barbara