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Angela_G
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12 years ago

Diagnosis of Ductal carcinoma in situ

After being diagnosed with an extensive amount of Dcis in March at aged 48, after my first ever mamagramm, I've undergone a mastectomy with an expander and have just had reconstructive surgery. I will now have 6 monthly mamagramms on the natural remaining breast. I am trying to locate a support group for those in a similar situation. I would also like to campaign for an early mamagramm program. In my case the DCIS would have become invasive within 6months so I am eternally grateful to my GP. Hoping through this blog post others in a similar situation will contact me as I've been unable to locate any online group support for those diagnosed DCIS, other than a Facebook page based in USA. Please contact me if you are interested. Angela x
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    maryleigh
    Member
    11 years ago

    Hi Angela, I did end out having a mastectomy on left breast and immediate reconstruction with tissue expander. Had two saline fills and should have implant transfer September this year. They found more DCIS in breast at time of surgery, so was the right decision. Had a few problems mostly due to stress and back pain, but the breast surgery itself has healed well. I'm now deciding whether to have surgery on the natural breast at the same time to achieve symmetry, though the thought of uneccessary surgery leaves me cold. What did you do? Thanks for replying, and no need to apologise, as I have been avoiding research on the computer for the past months. I was becoming too health obsessed, and decided to do other things, like joining walking group, and tai chi, instead of endless hours with Dr. Google. Thanks for your support, and I hope you are enjoying the new normal. Love Mary-Leigh