Tracy and I had a long meeting with a surgeon at Blumenthal Cancer Center.  He covered every detail fully.  We liked him a lot and feel confident that he will be a great doctor for me.

He gave us the additional news that my tumor is Estrogen and Progesterone receptor positive, which means it will respond well to hormonal drug therapy, if I choose to take it.  Also, it is HER2 negative.  All of these test results are excellent news, the best possible outcomes in the Doctor’s view.

He presented us with a variety of scenarios and options.  We developed a game plan which includes: Breast MRI, genetics testing and possibly consulting with a plastic surgeon.  We will proceed with scheduling surgery, but will allow for time to receive all the results before the surgery.  We estimated that the surgery would be in 4-6 weeks.  The doctor was confident that the tumor is very slow growing, and that waiting a month would be inconsequential.