Do what you do best OTers - UPDATE

Best of luck, prayers to you during this time. Sounds like they might have caught it super early, so that's good news.

The good news is that unless it has spread, and it doesn't sound like it has, Stage 1 breast cancer is easy to treat. It sounds like she has Stage 1A breast cancer, where the tumor is smaller then 2 cm (roughly the size of a peanut). Treatment success for that is around 100%. That is just what I can quickly look up, I am sure there are plenty of folks here more knowledgeable then I am.

We will keep your wife in our thoughts and prayers. It is a scary thing to go through for everyone involved even with such a good prognosis. If you need to vent you know we will be here to listen.

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The tumor is slightly larger than a BB.

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One of my lifelong friends had an almost identical diagnosis in May of this year.

Had a lumpectomy and three weeks of radiation. Making a great recovery.

If it didn't get in the lymph nodes, you're good.

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a couple genealogy tests to see if they may want to explore options

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No breast cancer in my friend's family for three generations.

They want her to take a medication for five years. After reading the side effects. She has about decided not to take this option. Said she will stick to regular mammograms and make sure she has thorough physical exams regularly.

Good luck with the battle. I'm sure your wife will do fine and make a complete recovery.

I'll be praying for your wife.

We when through this with my wife, and 17 years later we are still thanking God for the healing and good docs at MD Anderson. When you get victory, please encourage others. Praying

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When you get victory, please encourage others. Praying

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Will do.

One of my wife's longtime female friends is over 50 and never gets mammograms; hopefully this will change her mind.

Our daughter had forgotten that both her Grandma and Great Grandma had it; it's on her immediate to do list even tho she's in her mid-30s.

Thoughts and prayers, my interwebz friend. It’s great that y’all caught it so early. I’m sure she’ll make a full recovery.

Prayers for both of you.

My wife is fighting follicular lymphoma right now. She should be able to beat it, but it will be a long drawn out process.

Wtodd, you're a good man, have always been kind to me, and I will keep your wife in my thoughts. Glad you shared this and if you two need anything, let us know. With you as her support, she will be taken care of. Sorry to hear about this as well, again, you both are in my thoughts!

I hate breast cancer but as others have said if it’s stage 1 and detected early which evidently it was, great odds are she’s gonna be just fine.

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Both her Mom & Grandma had breast cancer and both survived it

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My mom, her 3 sisters and my first cousin who’s 4 years older than I am have all had it.

All are still kicking and doing pretty well. Moms’s finally in remission (at least for the last few months and hopefully for good but odds aren’t too smurfy on that since it’s now more viewed as in something you just continue to deal with and treat as need be) and is done with chemo infusions and is taking anti estrogen pills now - this last bout, her third, lasted well over a year

I feel like my areolas are basically bullseyes just waiting on the year when the doc tells me it’s in me. But I fully intend to kick it’s arse, just like your wife is going to do.

Almost all of them and me too have had the gene tests (BRCAs) and every one of us have come back negative, sounds to me like those tests can’t be totally accurate.