Lumpectomy done - margins question
Hello everyone, so I had my lumpectomy 2 weeks ago now and my pathology results are back. Surgeon said it is good news, nodes are clear and he got clear margins. So I did a happy dance. Now reading...
Forum Discussion
Hi @laurie123
I can relate to how you are feeling even though my situation was a little different.
The size of my tumour (5.5cm) and the fact it was lobular ( much harder to get clear margins) led to a recommendation for a mastectomy which I duly had.
I was extremely anxious about everything to do with my diagnosis and treatment ( mastectomy , radiotherapy , reconstruction and now at least 5 years of hormone tablets) - thinking the worst might happen.
In the end I decided I just had to trust my team who were all very experienced and had been recommended by my fabulous GP.
I know some ladies seek a second opinion but it’s hard to know when is the appropriate circumstance to do that.
So this is probably no help to you just to say no one said this stuff was easy.
take care 🌺
I can relate to how you are feeling even though my situation was a little different.
The size of my tumour (5.5cm) and the fact it was lobular ( much harder to get clear margins) led to a recommendation for a mastectomy which I duly had.
I was extremely anxious about everything to do with my diagnosis and treatment ( mastectomy , radiotherapy , reconstruction and now at least 5 years of hormone tablets) - thinking the worst might happen.
In the end I decided I just had to trust my team who were all very experienced and had been recommended by my fabulous GP.
I know some ladies seek a second opinion but it’s hard to know when is the appropriate circumstance to do that.
So this is probably no help to you just to say no one said this stuff was easy.
take care 🌺