So much to take in....
I was diagnosed on Tuesday 3rd December with Grade 3 Triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma (1cm). Activated lymph but no cancer on fine needle (so far). I am 49. Lump was not palpable and picke...
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Hi @LuluJoy,
Hopefully you have a really good med team that you trust. There is a lot to process in the early stages so I recommend just taking one thing at a time as things constantly change along the way. When I was diagnosed 12 mths ago my initial treatment discussion involved Lumpectomy, then possibly radiation. Then that quickly changed after TNBC diagnosed and 5 mths of Chemo added into the plan. Then I found out I was BRCA1 so Radiation off the table and double Mastectomy on. Its a really big head spin. I had my double mastectomy and immediate Diep recon 3 mths ago and I feel absolutely fantastic. The decision under my circumstance was incredibly worth it. What I would say though is if you are advised to go down the mastectomy path - try and get the recon done at the same time to avoid multiple surgeries down the track.
Hopefully you have a really good med team that you trust. There is a lot to process in the early stages so I recommend just taking one thing at a time as things constantly change along the way. When I was diagnosed 12 mths ago my initial treatment discussion involved Lumpectomy, then possibly radiation. Then that quickly changed after TNBC diagnosed and 5 mths of Chemo added into the plan. Then I found out I was BRCA1 so Radiation off the table and double Mastectomy on. Its a really big head spin. I had my double mastectomy and immediate Diep recon 3 mths ago and I feel absolutely fantastic. The decision under my circumstance was incredibly worth it. What I would say though is if you are advised to go down the mastectomy path - try and get the recon done at the same time to avoid multiple surgeries down the track.