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Dcis , mastectomy and reconstruction having to wait a few months?
Hi everyone Just after some advice please , I feel very confused . I saw the surgeon in Wollongong last week and he said I need to have a mastectomy asap (right breast 2 biopsies dcis , mammogram sh...
I had IDC stage 1 , grade 3 es+ Het2 +and had immediate recon of bilateral mastectomy done in 3 weeks at the RAH with tissue expanders. The surgeon did say if a flap reconstruction there well may be a delay in my treatment which he didn't feel was worth the risk. At that stage it seemed no nodes and they were ckear after sentinal node biopsy. My breast surgeon did the reconstruction..a fabulous job. A plastic surgeon would be needed for a flap recobstruction.
As DCIS is not yet invasive I gather they take that into account of urgency. It is probably worth another discussion with your breast surgeon. In public hospitals it is a team based decision usually so risks in delays would be discussed etc. And he might be able to explain this further abd any tisjs to yourself. We are often shocked when they give us news and a second discsussion is worthwhile.
Kath x
As DCIS is not yet invasive I gather they take that into account of urgency. It is probably worth another discussion with your breast surgeon. In public hospitals it is a team based decision usually so risks in delays would be discussed etc. And he might be able to explain this further abd any tisjs to yourself. We are often shocked when they give us news and a second discsussion is worthwhile.
Kath x