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Advice on making treatment decisions
Hi all. I thought this would all be cut and dry. Im still waiting after x3 appointments with surgeons for a recommended treatment plan. They were waitng to MRI results as iver xmas the radioligist w...
Hi @ megs04
I have learned to be very wary of advice given by residents, registrar's, students or random passers by. You will need to talk to your surgeon , again, and get them to explain more clearly what you options are. They can be hopeless at that stuff, but persist until you understand what is happening and why. It sounds like they want you to have chemo either way, which sucks but it's done for a reason and it's quite common to have that before surgery, particularly if you are considering any reconstruction. That is another conversation you need to have.
If they think you should have a mastectomy first, they will tell you. M
I have learned to be very wary of advice given by residents, registrar's, students or random passers by. You will need to talk to your surgeon , again, and get them to explain more clearly what you options are. They can be hopeless at that stuff, but persist until you understand what is happening and why. It sounds like they want you to have chemo either way, which sucks but it's done for a reason and it's quite common to have that before surgery, particularly if you are considering any reconstruction. That is another conversation you need to have.
If they think you should have a mastectomy first, they will tell you. M