HI, I went to Dana Farber Cancer Institute on Wed. I was disappointed;my tissue from the biopsies had not even been looked at;they were sent by Fed-Ex last week.ilearned nothing new. I had seen my local oncologist on Tuesday,and she told me the MRI of my left shoulder needed to be biopsied. What I should have done was cancelled my appt.,and scheduled one with an orthopedic oncologist before seeing the medical oncologist and surgeon in Boston. The shoulder mass is about 1.3 cm (under 1/2 inch long) My insurance company only gave me 3 visits to DCFI, Used one on Wed. Will use another for the shoulder biopsy,and the oncologist wants to see me to discuss the results. I plan on telling her to call me with the results. The plan is if the shoulder is cancer,to treat with just hormone therapy.No surgery,radiation,or chemo.because it will be treatable,not curable.That's because to go to the shoulder,it travels through the blood system,and even though it hasn't gone anywhere else yet,it will probably turn up down the road. Depending on how well the hormone suppressant works ,I could live for yrs. If it is not cancer,they will give me chemo,radiation,a mastectomy,and "pull out the big guns" as they said,and try for a cure! Every test result I've had so far has been bad;I hope and pray this one is negative. Thanks for listening to me; I should go my the name long winded Cheryl aka LWC :). Cheryl in rainy Easthampton,MA
