“I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in breast in July 2008. Then in June 2016 I was diagnosed with Nipple Cancer, aka Paget’s disease of the nipple. Then only a month later, in July 2016, I was diagnosed again with two lumps of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. To date I have had 19 surgeries.
My first cancer diagnosis came only after I insisted the lump be removed. Initially, I had a mammogram and an ultrasound which both came back saying that it was blocked milk ducts from breast-feeding. Upon my persistence, my family doctor referred me to a breast surgeon who then removed the lump to find that it was cancerous.
The other two diagnoses were found by my current breast surgeon during or after reconstructive surgeries. I had brought concerns to her attention, such as a lump or irritated looking nipple. She removed and did pathology on it. This is how the other cases were diagnosed.”