Well, I had some great news yesterday, I will positively NOT have to go thru chemo! I thought I already knew the answer to this (being an amateur doctor), but in fact I was mistaken and told that my new hematologist/oncologist, Dr. Rita Mehta, would be deciding on my treatment.
Yesterday she gave me the results of the tumor biopsy and it was found to be a colloid carcinoma type, which is good news because it's pretty rare (3-4%) and low grade which means it's very treatable and low likelihood of recurrence. It sounds like I will become a "regular" based on the follow up care. At the clinic it's interesting to hear the other stories of breast cancer survivors; a club I am now officially a member of and plan on being for a long time!
After meeting Dr. Mehta with Mike I left the appointment with a prescription for the drug Tamoxifen - which a friend calls it 'her cancer pill'. I will take this pill daily for the next few years. I had not realized just how stressed I was about this appointment until it was over, and now..........I FEEL GREAT. All is well. Thanks for the continued prayers and well wishes.
xoxoxokd
