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I am booked for surgery on 31st for a lumpectomy + and have had calls from my two sisters who are nurses telling me I should be having a mastectomy instead. My surgeon went over everything carefully...
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Hi Kester
OMG I feel your frustration. I had my cousin who is a renowned Breast cancer surgeon (in another state) tell me after my surgery a wide local excision or lumpectomy where my surgeon had clear margins, that if I was her patient she would of done a mastectomy. Talk about send my world spinning. I was so depressed for about a week and asked everyone who would listen if I had made a mistake as mine was invasive grade 3. In the end I trust in my surgeon who would not of done a WLE if he didn't think it was the right thing to do.
Remember every woman is different, some want to just remove their breast and get rid of the cancer that way, where as my preference was to try to keep my breast.
So 3 months after my surgery and two weeks post radiation I am doing great. I might take up a trial drug as I have a high likelihood of a secondary cancer, but trust in your doctors and what feels right. No one should judge until they are in the same situation, we all know it's not easy.
All the best for the 31st xxxx
Maree