I think my main freak out point is the phrase 'double masectomy.' That just seems so extreme and like something only done if things are dire.
But my sister assures me that the type of cancer she has has a 98% five year survival rate, so...
Right now, I'm debating whether or not I should call my mother. My sister says she was very upset. I'm just worried that me talking to my mother will make her feel worse when I want to make her feel better.
The two weeks until we learn the results of the genetic test will be difficult because we won't know, before then, what I need to do about my situation. From what I gather, the fact that I'm older than my sister worries my doctor a bit, given the lump I've got. This may mean they'll change to recommending that I get it removed instead of waiting to see what happens (because it might be healthy tissue. The surgeon thought it probably was. She said she couldn't biopsy it reliably because it doesn't show on ultrasound).
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Date: 2015-06-27 03:11 pm (UTC)But my sister assures me that the type of cancer she has has a 98% five year survival rate, so...
Right now, I'm debating whether or not I should call my mother. My sister says she was very upset. I'm just worried that me talking to my mother will make her feel worse when I want to make her feel better.
The two weeks until we learn the results of the genetic test will be difficult because we won't know, before then, what I need to do about my situation. From what I gather, the fact that I'm older than my sister worries my doctor a bit, given the lump I've got. This may mean they'll change to recommending that I get it removed instead of waiting to see what happens (because it might be healthy tissue. The surgeon thought it probably was. She said she couldn't biopsy it reliably because it doesn't show on ultrasound).