WEEK ONE

It’s nearly 1 week since we were given the news and everything has sort of been a blur. I still can’t get over hearing the “C” word and Sam’s name in the same sentence. Things have been moving pretty fast though. Sam managed to get her MRI appointment for Saturday (which she had) and we are due to get the results of this on Wednesday this week.

Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. That is the title that’s written in the notes in Sam’s little blue book. It’s the most common breast cancer out there so we’re told. We’re also told that this cancer feeds off the hormones that the body produces (which is a good thing apparently). Unfortunately the mammogram didn’t give enough detail to the doctors so that’s why the MRI was needed. This will give us more details for going foward. How big is it?, how much breast needs to be removed?, when is the surgery going to be? It’s all things that we’ll find out this week.