HER2 positive diagnosed Dec 24 -

hi @Anna15 your internal dialogue will strike a chord for many of us. I recall being gently cautioned to keep an open mind and to be prepared for the possibility that, whilst the surgeon was confident a lumpectomy would be appropriate for me, I might have to have further surgery, including a mastectomy, if the pathology results came back with a more complex picture. As it happened in my case I didn’t need further surgery.  I found the state of uncertainty during the neo adjuvant phase challenging but I told myself  that it meant my treatment would be bespoke and truly tailored to me as it would be informed my particular results, as far as possible, and therefore have the best possible effectiveness. You can imagine it was a fantastic day whenever we got a scan done or a pathology report back that shed some light on which path I’d be taking next ☺️
On a side note @SC75 mentioned her cancer subtype as invasive lobular carcinoma or ILC. My breast cancer subtype was also ILC, I am not sure if you are, but just in case, BCNA has an ILC group and it, in turn has a link to the FAQs from the Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance