Diagnosed with DCIS I have implants
what will happen to me
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Hey @Lisa Janelle, I'm sorry to hear 7cm of microcalcification, what your Surgeon says sounds absolutely right in your circumstance. I sooo get not wanting to do anything, that maybe just let it run its course, I know Ive been there too at 1st diagnosis in 2011, you have the right to choose and control what you do. I do urge you though to try and step back and think about things, it is incredibly overwhelming and I understand as I couldnt have done a mastectomy at the point of being told where you are at the moment. IT is too much...
I will tell you this though...I had DCIS lumpectomy. it was ER+ in 2011, I had clear margins no problems, no lymphs involved. Radiation and tamoxifen for 4yrs, so I did everything I could....I had a recurrence in the same spot 4yrs later but IDC 2.5cm tumor and had to undergo chemo. 1yr after treatment as preventative and due to recurrence in Feb of this year I chose a single mastectomy, my genetic testing was negative. Lisa, knowing what I know now??? had I have done the mastectomy I would not have faced the whole recurrence and chemo.
I admit as I was post treatment I had a single mastectomy/diep flap reconstruction all in one hit and yes it was so much easier psychologically and emotionally, I never looked back. Getting to that point was very difficult. I'm not sure in your situation why you couldnt have some sort of reconstruction at the same time. There are lots of ladies on here I really hope will jump in as I cannot recall who has had similar to you.
@nikkid had multifocal DCIS who maybe able to help you, also she is currently in hospital recovering from her revision surgery.
Lisa I also urge you to reach out to some counselling, it is so important right now where you are, be in through BCNA the Cancer Council or someone independant. It absolutely helped me enormously!
Hugs Melinda xo
I will tell you this though...I had DCIS lumpectomy. it was ER+ in 2011, I had clear margins no problems, no lymphs involved. Radiation and tamoxifen for 4yrs, so I did everything I could....I had a recurrence in the same spot 4yrs later but IDC 2.5cm tumor and had to undergo chemo. 1yr after treatment as preventative and due to recurrence in Feb of this year I chose a single mastectomy, my genetic testing was negative. Lisa, knowing what I know now??? had I have done the mastectomy I would not have faced the whole recurrence and chemo.
I admit as I was post treatment I had a single mastectomy/diep flap reconstruction all in one hit and yes it was so much easier psychologically and emotionally, I never looked back. Getting to that point was very difficult. I'm not sure in your situation why you couldnt have some sort of reconstruction at the same time. There are lots of ladies on here I really hope will jump in as I cannot recall who has had similar to you.
@nikkid had multifocal DCIS who maybe able to help you, also she is currently in hospital recovering from her revision surgery.
Lisa I also urge you to reach out to some counselling, it is so important right now where you are, be in through BCNA the Cancer Council or someone independant. It absolutely helped me enormously!
Hugs Melinda xo