Hmm, thanks Kath for sharing your decision making. I will give all of the above careful thought. Perhaps I need to keep my mind very open at this point as I explore and consider all possibilities, options and relative risks. Fortunately I have a some time to fully contemplate these things. Not sure how relevant it is to the whole picture but my lump which was not big to start with seems to have considerably reduced with the first chemo such that I can no longer actually feel it. I suppose that is a discussion for myself and the breast surgeon.
I am also intrigued by you saying that a lumpectomy would require you to stay in Adelaide for 6 weeks with the implication that that was not necessary with a double mastectomy. Is that correct?
Must confess, I am also a little intrigued as to where 600km from Adelaide actually is? Sounds very rural, remote, outback and possibly exotic?
Fiona
