blondie55
11 years agoMember
In a dilemma
i am not sure what to do. I had a lumpectomy four weeks ago. My cancer was invasive Ductal carcinoma but only 12mm. I was due to start radiotherapy but have been told by my medical oncologist that th...
I have been waiting over 3 months to have the BRCA test and when they finally do the test I have been told it is 6-9 months for the result.I had 3 small cancers the largest being 12mm invasive ductal carcinoma.( also TNBC) I have a strong family history of breast cancer and so opted for double mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. I then waited 10 weeks to commence Chemo. We all choose to do different things and can only be guided by our doctors. If it wasn't for the family history I would not have been as prepared and positive as to what I wanted.Maybe a second oncology consultation might help?