Went for my yearly check up May2013. Two days later got a call that i need to take another mammogram of the right breast,had that done. Doctor said will wait 6 month to do another mammogram ,that was dec 16th 2014. Was told i needed a biopsy and they recommend a bilateral MRI. The biopsy of the right breast was cancer. Had bilateral MRI and they found a spot in the left breast. Went for an Ultra Sound to locate the spot on the left, but do to my dense breast they could not locate the spot so i had to have a MRI stereotactic biopsy.That came back as stage 1 cancer. I already knew i was having a mastectomy on the right so i decided i would have a Bilateral Mastectomy which i got on March 7th 2014. My margins came back clean and my lymph nodes came back clear. Will have Breast reconstruction in Philly on April18th. There is no cancer in my family, i even did the genetic test and came back good. I was just the 1 in 8 women that happened to. I had no lumps. I can't stress enough to every woman to not miss their annual Mammogram cause that is the only reason they found my cancer. I believe the way everything happened to me was a Blessing because the stage 1 cancer on the left breast never showed up in the mammogram and the Ultra Sound could not locate it either. So who knows how long that could have grown before it would have been detected. I don't need any other treatment for the cancer just a 6month check up (Blood work & Chest X-rays) and 6month check up and then yearly. I also have a wonderful Husband and loving family that made this journey easier for me,also a loving church family that would check up on me bring us food and send get well cards. I was 45 when i was diagnosed with breast cancer. Our first grandchild will be born july 2014 and i want to be 100% good.
Petra KingWashington Boro, PA