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Am I over reacting
ever since my aunt had a 10 year battle with breast cancer in the 90s which took her life, I have always believed I would opt for double mastectomy if I was ever diagnosed. That day has come. Tests ar...
Hi!!
I believe it will be your choice, just reading your post...I'm in the same boat as in...I was diagnosed 2011, had a lumpectomy, radiation and tamoxifen 4yrs and was told lumpectomy was more than enough. I had a recurrence last year at the 4yr mark, 3rd stage aggressive and again lumpectomy quite large, lymph nodes clear and told it was enough. Since finishing chemo in December..now I am told to have a Mastectomy. Its made me furious as maybe if I had that 5yrs ago I wouldnt have gone through a recurrence. No crystal ball unfortunately. So now I am facing a Mastectomy early next year just the left side. Ive never had any trouble in the right and the recurrence came back in the scar tissue of the previous lumpectomy??? really!!!!! Hmmm makes you wonder doesn't it??
Melinda
I believe it will be your choice, just reading your post...I'm in the same boat as in...I was diagnosed 2011, had a lumpectomy, radiation and tamoxifen 4yrs and was told lumpectomy was more than enough. I had a recurrence last year at the 4yr mark, 3rd stage aggressive and again lumpectomy quite large, lymph nodes clear and told it was enough. Since finishing chemo in December..now I am told to have a Mastectomy. Its made me furious as maybe if I had that 5yrs ago I wouldnt have gone through a recurrence. No crystal ball unfortunately. So now I am facing a Mastectomy early next year just the left side. Ive never had any trouble in the right and the recurrence came back in the scar tissue of the previous lumpectomy??? really!!!!! Hmmm makes you wonder doesn't it??
Melinda