Posted December 23, 2008 By Wind in the Willows
I was just diagnosed on Monday and don't understand how to read my pathology report.
Can anyone help me?
Posted December 30, 2008 By Willow
Thank you for your message. We notice your message has not had a response as yet. Willow-talk is a new community and our membership will grow quickly. In the meantime, here is a link to information to help you understand your pathology report: http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/path_report/
Also, if you would like to speak with a peer counselor who is a breast cancer survivor and can help you read your pathology report, please call us toll-free at 1-888-778-3100. If you prefer, you can email us at support@willow.org. And please, keep checking back! As the Willow-talk.org community continues to grow, more and more people affected by breast cancer will be sharing their stories.
Posted February 15, 2009 By MBE
If you're not a doctor, how can you read a pathology report and who is expecting you to do this? You need to sit down with your doctor and let him/her explain what has happened and answer your questions. This is a confusing enough time, a scary time. Someone gave me a book called Living Through Breast Cancer by Carolyn M. Kaelin, she is a doctor who has lived thru this and has put together this book that is very informative. Her experience has been in the U.S. so that's quite different from here in Canada (thank goodness!) but the information itself is pretty basic to anywhere. There is a chapter on "understanding your pathology report'" but still, the best person to talk to is your doctor as he/she can answer your questions, which will lead to other questions. There is so much information available, you need to choose your sources. If you don't feel you can talk with your doctor, find a new one as you will need the support in the time ahead.
