Sep
2014

Met The Oncologist

The oncologist was very nice.  She asked a lot of questions about my past history.  The oncologist said I would need to take tamoxifen and have to undergo 6 weeks, every day of radiation, if I chose the lumpectomy route.   The radiation and lumpectomies could deform my breasts.  It all depends how much tissue needs to be taken out or destroyed.  If I choose the mastectomy route, no chemo, no radiation, and no tamoxifen because all the breast tissue will be gone and if no invasion, no need for anything to be done after mastectomy.  The visit did not last very long.  I was exhausted when the oncologist visit was finished.  My brain was on overload.

When I went home,  I immediately called the genetic testing center.  They were sending me in the mail a packet of information with pages of questions to answer.  Then I am scheduled for a consult to go over information and to figure out which genetic testing needs to be done.

Next step is to schedule plastic surgeon visit.