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Recently diagnosed and have no idea what's in store
Hello there, I was diagnosed with High Grade DCIS in mid June this year. So far it is only in my right breast. It's on the right side of this breast, but a recent MRI showed an unknown area on the l...
I’ve also just been diagnosed with High-Grade DCIS in June. I’m currently receiving care through the public system, but things had been delayed due to the MRI report not being completed on time. When they finially got the results the MRI showed that the mass was significantly larger than what the mammogram detected, so I’ll be having a double mastectomy next Wednesday and also preparing the breast for reconstruction. I'm really scared that they might find something more during surgery next week, as I truly hope to avoid radiation or chemotherapy.
Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I too had a bi lateral mastectomy 5 weeks ago and my understanding is that chemotherapy is a natural progression after this. I certainly don’t have a choice. I’ll be starting in two weeks with chemo as tomorrow I’m having more surgery to fix a spot that’s not healing properly from the bilateral mastectomy. It’s a roller coaster ride that’s for sure.