Hello, following a routine mammogram in August, when I was feeling fit and healthy, I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 8th October. It's all been a terrible shock. I was told it was early stage (14 mm) grade 2, Her2 positive and ER negative. I was offered a cancellation for a lumpectomy operation, which I had on the 14th of October, so things have moved very quickly after my diagnosis. I got my results over the phone last week, but was so nervous that I didn't really absorb all of what the consultant said in terms of next steps. The good news was that they removed the tumour with clear margins and there was no spread to my lymph nodes. But because my BC is HER2 positive I know that I will have to have chemotherapy, Herceptin (or a drug like that) and also 5 days of radiotherapy after chemotherapy. I can't remember if the consultant said I needed to have 6 or 8 cycles of chemotherapy. ad this is really bugging me. My appointment with the oncologist isn't until 3rd December so more waiting tto fins out about my chemo/treatment plan that I'm finding very difficult. Has anyone else here had early stage HER2 positive BC and a lumpectomy - and if so, what was your treatment after this? Did you have 6 or 8 cycles of chemo? I've got a family history of BC, my mum died of breast cancer when she was 44 (I'm 63 so at least have had a bit more time). I'm also anxious because my son is graduating at the beginning of July and I'm so hoping I'll be well enough to get there. And I'm assuming my chemo will start before Christmas, so trying to work out how that will work out in terms of seeing family. Any advice/experience of others would be really appreciated.
