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Wondering if this will ever be over
Not a good day today. I had a lumpectomy on Monday and went back to see the surgeon today only to find out that one of the margins was not great enough so am now scheduled for another surgery on the ...
Hi Suzy - crumbs you are having a time of it! There are a lot of us on here who have had a mastectomy; I am one of them. Some of us haven't had reconstruction and some have. The big picture here is being rid of the cancer. What you need to get your head around now is:
Take care
- what are your options after mastectomy, ask lots of questions of the surgeon and the oncologist. Me, I had immediate reconstruction, expanders put in and fills on a regular basis and eventually changeover surgery, so I have two breasts one that is good (I hope, I will find out soon when I have my annual mammogram) and one that is an implant but when I am dressed you would never know!
- are you a candidate for expanders or DIEP flap surgery?
- or if you are adamant about not having a mastectomy what can you expect from treatment? Will the further treatment destroy the cancer cells
Take care