Breast Surgeon Appointment

Frank and I called the breast surgeons office this morning to see if we could get an earlier appointment. They told us that the doctor had two surgeries in the morning and that he would be leaving early and that is why he set our appointment for Thursday afternoon. The secretary called us back to tell us to come in at 12:30pm today. I was very happy to hear that the doctor agreed to stay later than expected to fit us in. When we got there we already had a good impression of the doctor and felt very much at ease with him. He came very highly recommended to us by our OB Gyn. After the exam was completed he discussed a couple of different options with us. The first option was the best one to both Frank and I and was the least scary. The doctor feels like he can just do the surgery to remove the small tumor in my right breast and than they will have to test the lymph nodes to see if the cancer has spread. He doesn't believe that this will be the case because he didn't feel any swollen glands under my arm. They still have to test at least one of the lymph nodes to be 100% positive. Depending upon the test results right than they may have to remove the whole string of lymph nodes. He left me feeling like the cancer is operable and that I detected the cancerous growth in it's very early stages and that I will make a full recovery. The doctor called this an infiltrating carcinoma in one of my breast ducts. The recovery time in 2-3 days and I will have a one night stay in the hospital. The doctor wants to do the surgery before the baby arrives. The surgery will be much easier to do before my milk comes in. He believes that I will still be able to breast feed my baby at the very least with the one good breast. There is a small risk that I may go into labor due to the surgery being performed. He also said that if the babies heart rate drops down due to the drug medication he will have my OB Gyn standing near by to do an ER C section to get the baby out right away. I'm hoping all goes well with my surgery and that he can remove the tumor than have the baby be born when she is ready to be come. My parents are leaving tomorrow to come help me with the baby and the surgery. Please keep me in your prayers! I'm very scared and have a lot to deal with all in a very short amount of time. I appreciate all of your love and support!