Next Surgery Scheduled

Mary Jo and I met with Dr Maurer on Thursday to review the path report from the fluid removed from the cyst. Dr Maurer had a much better explanation than we had been given by the nurses. Dr Maurer said that non diagnostic means there were no living cells found in the fluid. The cells that were present were degenerated. Dr Maurer went on to say this would be consistent with a condition called fat necrosis (dead fat cells) which patients sometimes get after a surgery when blood flow to tissue was disturbed in surgery. He went on to say that if the nodule or cyst was resolved with aspiration, he believes observation would be all that is necessary but since the nodule was not resolved with aspiration, Mary Jo could consider removal for more complete pathologic evaluation.

Mary Jo has decided after hearing Dr Maurer’s review to move forward and have the nodule removed surgically. The next step is to schedule a pre op physical with her primary doctor next week. Dr Maurer’s team has scheduled surgery for 1:10pm on January 20th. Mary Jo will then be required to rest and heal for 10 days post surgery prior to the start of radiation therapy.

Mary Jo and I are feeling much better after talking with Dr Maurer and we feel that it is best to have the nodule removed so that we can get a complete pathologic evaluation. We feel it is better to know for sure verses just assuming it is a fat necrosis with Mary Jo’s family history and a carrier of the BRCA2 gene.