Teapot's Journey with Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcin...
Patient: Breast Cancer > Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcinoma
Patient Info: Currently in active treatment (initial surgery, receiving chemo rounds/radiation), Diagnosed: almost 10 years ago, Female, Age: 72, Stage I, HER2 Positive: No, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Yes
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I noticed a dimple in my right breast, while looking into the bathroom mirror, July 2012. My first visit was with a nurse practitioner, who told me it was "nothing", but to be on the safe side, she would order a mammogram. I had the mammogram and then ultrasound, and an extremely rude female radiologist informed me that the ultrasound was suspicious, and I should be scheduled for a biopsy. During the biopsy, the surgeron told me it was not cancer. Two days later, a radiologist called to say that I had invasive ductal carcinoma and I needed a surgeon. I immediately went "ballistic", because to me, invasive, meant that I had cancer all over my body.
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