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saffygirl
4 years agoMember
current breast implants
I have been diagnosed with stage 1 IDC. I had a lumpectomy right breast on the 11th Nov. Then they told me it was a grade 3 tumor and a mastectomy was their recommended choice or plan b was to have 2...
saffygirl
4 years agoMember
I have a great Breast Care Nurse who I can contact about anything any time. She probably knows more than the surgeon...but when you are in the system its hard to know if everyone has YOUR best interests at heart and that other influences are not driving their decisions about your body...your life. I hate to be cynical but Ive had conflicting comments from surgeon and it does my head in. After my lumpectomy he said he got it all. Then when they tested or whatever they do to the tumor it was a grade 3 aggressive cancer and they threw the mastectomy bomb at me....and the chemo.... after that the mastectomy was the preferred option... with the second option more surgery to remove more tissue. Last time i saw him he told me again he got all the cancer and now I'm confused again about the reason for 2d surgery at all....and why not just get on with the radiation and maybe down the track hormone therapy. Aaaaaaahhhhh its too much to think about and make the best decision. This stuff is really hard.