I met with my Oncologist today.* Weird. I have an Oncologist.** Byron Wilson, M.D., not to be confused with Brian Wilson. Alan and I liked him very much. Perhaps I liked him more because he said that I have nice breasts (not in a creepy way). Anyhooo ... I am sure you'd like some actual information here. You don't just stop by for a giggle. It's not all boobie tassels.
Dr. Wilson expanded the options:
1) Do nothing. Walk away and pretend this never happened. I might just get away with it. (Not recommended)
2) Close surveillance. MRI followed by a Mammogram six months later, and self exams
3) Start taking Tamoxifen as well as close surveillance
4) Bi-lateral Mastectomy
He explained so much more about LCIS. It was more than I could find online or in books. It's not as scary as I thought. You hear the word "cancer" and you naturally have a bad reaction.
I have plenty of time to make a decision, and not to worry, I will not choose option 1.
My next step is to have an MRI, which should happen the end of May. I will also be seeing a genetic counselor. I did the 23andme.com genetic testing, which showed I don't have the BRCA gene, but Dr. Byron would like to confirm this.
Thanks for checking in! It's nice to have some somewhat good news on what has been a difficult week.
*My mom was supposed to visit her Oncologist today too.
**My mom could never say "Oncologist". She always put in an extra "o": "OnOcologist". Or she'd just say "Cancer Doctor."
Byron Wilson, M.D. sounds like a T.V. doctor.
ReplyDeleteWith degrees from Harvard AND Stanford!! So he's nice and quite a smartypants. Good combo. and good news.
ReplyDeleteI like when someone can take a BIG HUGE SCARY thing and break it down into smaller pieces that can be processed with more calmness.
ReplyDeleteAnd even if Option 1 is not the one you want, it seems cool that he explained it as an option.
I like your Byron Wilson's style. So great that you have more options than you thought, and that he explained everything so well!
ReplyDeletei think I would always make the mistake of calling him Brian Wilson and then immediately start humming Good Vibrations. Which, hey, without the BCRA gene, is sounding, pretty, pretty, pretty good!
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