Get it out now or wait and think?
Hi, I'm newly diagnosed hormone positive her2 negative. I had my first appointment with my surgeon and was told my diagnosis a week ago. I was told to consider lumpectomy with radiation or mastectomy....
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Hi there @Sliv welcome aboard the roller coaster that is BC. I too was hormone + in the 90+ percentile. Her- After the team discussion of my tumour situation i was given chemo first in hopes to shrink the bugger of my sternum and loosen it of my muscle and skin. I had my surgery in May of 2017
the following is to make sure that you make it clear that you want it all gone and the best chance of it not coming back
I went into surgery after consultation with the surgeon that they would do what was necessary to remove the tumour. I made it clear that I wasn’t bothered if the whole breast came off.
the following is to make sure that you make it clear that you want it all gone and the best chance of it not coming back
I went into surgery after consultation with the surgeon that they would do what was necessary to remove the tumour. I made it clear that I wasn’t bothered if the whole breast came off.
Come out of surgery with breast conserving surgery done. Initial testing while still under that things looked clear.
It wasn’t until i was closed up and the detailed pathology came back that there was insufficient margins and the lymphs removed were involved. It was decided that doubling the rads would kill of anything that might be left behind.
So went from 12 rounds of radiation to 25 and a wider area of zapping.
I don't blame anyone for the decisions. And I agreed to the course really thought that things went well. The pathology results were a shock all round.
Best of luck with decision.