Unfortunately I received a call from the clinic today. Hmm….now that I see just how ugly that statement looks, I think that’s definitely NOT the right way to start off any statement, especially when you’re talking about your b/c!
Let me re-phrase - I received a call from the clinic that is doing the OncoType DX test, the one that will tell me the recurrence rate and determine whether or not I need chemo. I had my labs drawn last Monday and was expecting to get their call with my results by next Monday, so I was surprised when they called today. I had hoped to be pleasantly surprised but instead of telling me the results, they were telling me not to expect any results until the 28th of April! Apparently the pathology department had not even sent this particular clinic the tissue yet. This clinic must then overnight it to another lab and from that point it takes 10 days to a week to get the results. UGH!!!
So far, the toughest (or one of the toughest) things about this diagnosis has been the waiting, and waiting and then even a little more waiting.
I find out about the genetic test next Friday, the 18th. Those results will be more for informational purposes rather than impacting the course of my treatment.
So, for now, the most that I can share with you is basically not much!
TTFN! ;0)
Ta-Ta-411
- Tammy
- Diagnosis Date - 31 December 2007; Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) & Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Lumpectomy - 14 December 2007 Re-excisions - 31 January & 6 March 2008 Stage 2, Grade 2 Lymph Node-, HR+, HER2-, BRCA- Treatment; 4 cycles of chemotherapy; Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) & Taxotere (docetaxel), every 21 days. Chemo completed July 2008. 6 and 1/2 weeks of daily Radiation completed at the end of September 2008. Left radical mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction August 2009.
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