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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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Got to 'love' the well meaning advice...
I had the same dillema as you 2 months ago. Surgeons reccomended lumpectomy and I kept on thinking 'get rid of the whole thing'. I kept on doubting myself and thendecision and at times even regretted it.
Having said that - once all the emotions have settled and I have spoken to a few more specialists I know I have done the right thing. The more serious the surgery the more serious sideeffects and risks so that got me to realise that in the end, for me and my civircumstances, I had made the correct decision.
They do the surgery right and make sure they get a clear margin which means cancer is removed. Relevant node(s) are also taken out which helps determine the course of treatment. If long term prognosis is the same then why choose the harder path.
Just trust yourself, listen to the doctors and everyone else who is educated in this area and then do what makes you feel comfortable. You are the one that needs to have a peace of mind that you are doing the right thing fir you long term (keeping long term healing in mind as well) so do not allow other even if well meaning advice sway your judgement.
Wishing you all the best
Jel.