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Radiotherapy or masectomy
Hi, this is my first time online and hoping for some advice as to where to go next. I am a 56 year old female who was diagnosed with Her2 postive invasive breast cancer in July. Chemo was recommended ...
Dear Shiro
Welcome. You sound as if you are due for some let up but you still have difficult choices ahead. I was not in that position as my choice was simply a full or partial mastectomy. I am sure someone else has faced the same difficult choice as you too and can advise more pertinently. But after a very hard time with chemo, a mastectomy is usually straightforward and relatively easy. No-one likes the idea of losing a breast, but I have been mono-boobed for five years, chose to have no reconstruction (which of course is an option for you) and don't find it a problem. I use a prosthesis, find it straightforward, no problem with clothes, swimming etc and don't mind my "battlescar"! Best wishes for whatever decision you make, the important thing is to make the one that feels right for you.
Welcome. You sound as if you are due for some let up but you still have difficult choices ahead. I was not in that position as my choice was simply a full or partial mastectomy. I am sure someone else has faced the same difficult choice as you too and can advise more pertinently. But after a very hard time with chemo, a mastectomy is usually straightforward and relatively easy. No-one likes the idea of losing a breast, but I have been mono-boobed for five years, chose to have no reconstruction (which of course is an option for you) and don't find it a problem. I use a prosthesis, find it straightforward, no problem with clothes, swimming etc and don't mind my "battlescar"! Best wishes for whatever decision you make, the important thing is to make the one that feels right for you.