Optional radiation following mastectomy
Hi Everyone, Just looking for any advice you might have on the above. I'm 46 and had a Type 2, 4cm invasive DC with one lymph node involvement. First Wide Local Excision + Sentinel Node studies. Th...
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Hi Sister, yes he said about 5% too, but I think that's based on research that lumps 1-3 nodes together as well as other factors are grouped so I think it might actually end up lower than that for me, although I don't know for sure that's right because I don't think they have done that research yet. I might be overthinking it :neutral: Thanks for sharing how you made your decision - it helps. x
Hi TonyaM, sorry to hear it's come back after all that. That really sucks. He did say scarring was a risk for me. I've also been told I wouldn't be able to have an insert for reconstruction if I wanted one for the same reasons as you. I haven't decided if I want reconstruction and have just started using my permanent prosthesis in the last week. It's not too bad but I can imagine that it has drawbacks as a permanent solution. It's hard to make all these decisions at times, so thanks so much for responding, and good luck with everything. x
Hi TonyaM, sorry to hear it's come back after all that. That really sucks. He did say scarring was a risk for me. I've also been told I wouldn't be able to have an insert for reconstruction if I wanted one for the same reasons as you. I haven't decided if I want reconstruction and have just started using my permanent prosthesis in the last week. It's not too bad but I can imagine that it has drawbacks as a permanent solution. It's hard to make all these decisions at times, so thanks so much for responding, and good luck with everything. x