Hi all, I had a small discharge from my right nipple and went to the GP who examined me and couldn’t feel anything but referred me to the breast clinic. I was seen by a lovely nurse practitioner who examined both breast and was concerned about the right one. As she examined me she managed to get a sample of the discharged which she was going to send for testing. She also sent me for a mammogram and ultrasound. During the ultrasound the nurse found something suspicious and took some biopsies and put in a marker. I then had another mammogram. Went back to see the nurse practitioner who explained that nothing had shown up on the mammograms but there was something of concern on the ultrasound. She arranged an appointment for me to see a consultant.
At the initial appointment with the consultant I was advised I had stage 2 breast cancer and that based on the results from the biopsies and discharge I would possibly require chemo and targeted therapy (HER2 positive), mastectomy followed by further chemo and perhaps radiotherapy, but treatment plan to be confirmed after results from MRI which she felt was required.
I had my follow up appointment today and she informed me I had all the doctors at the multi disciplinary team meeting scratching their heads as nothing showed up on the MRI. The good news is that I’ve now been downgraded to stage 1. The treatment plan at the moment is to remove the very small tumour and tissue behind the nipple plus radiation. This will of course depend on the histology from the surgery. I may or may not require further surgery and or treatment.
I was just wondering has anyone else had anything’s similar?
