Well... today's appointment turned out to be fairly nonproductive. I do know one new thing, which is that the cancer is estrogen / progesterone positive. Which is good in terms of preventing recurrence, though I was hoping to go back on birth control pills to regulate my cycles. Oh well, life is more important than convenience :P
The diagnosis is currently stage 0 Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. However, the mass did not show up well on the mammogram, so they want to do an MRI in order to determine how extensive the spread is inside the duct. That will determine whether they can attempt a lumptectomy or if they need to do a full mastectomy. If they can't clearly define the margins, they will likely want to do a mastectomy so they don't miss anything.
After the surgery, I will need to go for 5-7 weeks of radiation treatments, 5 days a week. Then I will likely start Tamoxifen to prevent it from coming back.
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