Always another piece of the puzzle to add. Received a call from my doctor today - I'm so thankful she calls me herself and discusses things with me personally - we received the pathology report today, and while it may not be the news I had hoped for, it certainly confirmed the rightness of our decision. My left breast had clean lymph nodes, but showed something called P.A.S.H., which is benign but often found around other cancerous areas and is a precursor to cancer. So, my left breast was a "ticking bomb". My right breast had the original tumor which turned out to be much bigger than they expected. 5.8 cm. Also, they found cancer in all 3 other quadrants of my breast and 6 lymph nodes were involved on this side. The whole right breast was diseased. VERY right decision to remove them. As a result of the size of the original tumor and the number of nodes involved, I will be needing both radiation and chemo, but don't know when this will happen or how much of either...more doctor appts! YAY! (sarcasm intended...)
I am so thankful for thorough doctors who care about my outcome, and were thorough to give such wise counsel. So much to process, and I don't know all that is ahead, but am so thankful the Lord is walking with me through this.
It will be a much longer journey than I expected, but that's okay. One day at a time...do the next right thing. Never thought 3 months ago that this would be what I was dealing with, but life can change in a moment...it certainly helps bring things into focus...the love of my Lord, the dearness of my family, how unimportant some things are in the grand scheme of things. And how critical it is to know and depend on Him...we are fearfully and wonderfully made...to HIM be the glory!
No, not the news you hoped for but you got it sooner than expected. So thankful that you seem to be under the BEST care possible. You know I'm here for you if you need me...
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