SuzyG OMG!!! I can only imagine how you would be feeling!!! Ive been through a recurrence and I know for me how cheated I felt after being vigilant with aggressive treatment for what I had. I too felt what a waste of time it didnt work!! prior to treatment they did full body scans to see if I had it anywhere else. I didn't, so fortunately it was only in the previous scar tissue of the previous diagnosis. Suzy, I know now 1yr on post chemo I too am facing a mastectomy due to recurrence and not wanting to gamble again. I think I look at it now that with previous treatment, maybe it didnt work for my breast but the meds quite possibly helped the rest of me. Suzy, can you ask for your full body scans to be done pre your Mastectomy? so then you have all the information you need. Hugs Melinda xo