Hi @averi
i totally get where you’re coming from and have been through the same thing. I was diagnosed 1 year ago today with DCIS at the age of 36. My surgeon said to me that in Australia DCIS is considered cancer however anywhere else in the world they class it as a pre cancer. Saying that since then I have still been told by others that it is a pre cancer 🤷🏼♀️ it is definitely confusing and hard to know where you stand. I had a lumpectomy and re excision but still had cancer cells on the margin so was told I needed a mastectomy. I chose to have a bilateral mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with expanders. They also did a sentinel node biopsy where they took 2 lymph nodes one of which they found 8 tumours in. I am now on tamoxifen for 5 years.
I actually wrote a post to put on my social media to raise awareness but am yet to post it. I’m not one to shout these things to the world but at the same time if it can help even one person to get checked i would be happy. Now to be brave and actually post it haha
One thing I’m not sure of is DCIS included in the 1 in 7 stat? And is it 1 in 7 or 1 in 8 women that will be diagnosed with breast cancer??
I wish you all the best in your journey @averi. You’re not alone. If only things were clearer xx
