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Rubylulu
7 years agoMember
Thanks for all your replies. Got my results from lumpectomy today and my margins were not clear. So next step is more surgery to hopefully get clear margins or else go straight to a bilateral masectomy (would take off the other breast as well to reduce further risk because of my BRCA1 gene). They say I am the ideal candidate for skin sparing and nipple saving reconstruction with implant, due to my shape and small size. I've seen the surgeons photo's of before and after pics using this method and I honestly could hardly tell the difference. Although my main concern is reducing all my further risk. If I choose to go for a 2nd lumpectomy where they take a bigger margin, I will most likely be left with different shaped breasts and then radiation would adversley affect the outcome of this type of reconstruction. Just don't want to make a decision that I will regret. I meet with the surgeon again in 1 week to decide. They keep saying my cancer is very early stage and the margins showed pre cancer cells. If I opt for the mastectomy they will take some nodes at same time and if all clear there should be no need for radiation or chemo they say.