January 29 - the Day of Reckoning!

And now we have all the information! . . . Well, not quite. It seems that the MRI has given my right breast the Good Breastkeeping Seal of Approval, but the left, the left appears to have a couple of blemishes. As it was explained to me, ' the good thing about MRI is that it shows everything . . . , the bad thing about MRI is that it shows everything'. That is to say, the fact that there is something there does not mean it is more cancer, but when you're dealing with a research facility like Roswell Park, all unexplained artifacts are presumed cancerous until proven otherwise. So to preserve my right to choose, and to have the least invasive surgery advisable, I will have another biopsy procedure, this time an MRI guided core biopsy. I'm getting to meet all of the scary machines. I will have this done on Feb 5, and will get the result on Feb 9 by telephone from Dr Edge, and the surgery will proceed as scheduled on Feb11. I am all prepared for surgery, the only question is the extent. I am still a candidate for lumpectomy/radiation if the biopsy of the newly discovered spots is benign. The condition of my other breast ,as completely clear is heartening. It also looks like I am likely to have a window of time to return to Mexico for about 4 weeks before further treatment if any is needed after surgery. There is still a lot we won't know until after surgery.