Surgery

[Kitina]

Hi, my mom was diagnosed with IDC Stage 3 ER/PR+ HER2/Neu negative and on the ultrasound it did not look like the cancer has spread to the lymth nodes, she was diagnosed on February 1st.  But she found the lump December 20th and the surgery is not schedualed till March 2nd im just getting very worried that they are taking a long time for the surgery and that the cancer will spread.  Is it normal for surgery to be that far away??

[japdip]

Glad to hear your Mom's surgery went well .... after her recovery she will be seen by an Oncologist who will have her complete Pathology report from the surgery and will discuss further treatment. With some lymph node involvement I'm sure there will be some form of Chemotherapy followed possibly by Radiation. Since the tumor was ER/PR positive there would most likely be Hormone Therapy for several years following the initial treatment. Best wishes for your Mom's speedy and uneventful recovery from her surgery.    Keep in touch .....

[Kitina]

The surgery went good yesterday.  Thank God.  But they did find that the lymth nodes were effected.  So I dont know what that means now.  

[japdip]

Wonderful news .... please keep us posted after your Mom's surgery and come back any time with whatever concerns you may have regarding her progress.   Our best to both of you .....

[Kitina]

My moms surgery is schedualed for March 2nd and she had her sintimimography done last friday and it only showed the lump that we knew about everything else is clear so thank God for those news.

[japdip]

The delay that has you worried isn't all that unusual ... this amount of time will not make a difference. I'm not sure why you have the impression (by the Ultrasound) that the cancer has spread to the lymphnodes. This would only be proven by biopsy and the nodes will be tested/sampled when she has her surgery. Staging will be completed only after surgery and the specimen studied by Pathology. Best wishes for your Mother's speedy recovery following surgery.    Regards .....