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Surgery decisions
@Sheeba original post copied from the activity section. I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast hormone positive breast cancer in august 2021. The surgeon said because of the size of my breasts in rel...
My 2nd reexcision went smoothly, although I feel more bruised and tired now- I suppose this is no surprise after a 3rd surgery in the space of 6 weeks.
I felt pleased with myself that I had given this final reexcision an opportunity to remove the dcis (and relieved more cancer has been removed!). I am however, having difficulty in coming to terms with how I will feel if I do actually have clear margins this time. Can I allow myself to stop at this point? or do I need to ask for a mastectomy anyway now because I will blame myself if there is any residual disease?
I have hormone positive cancer and apparently this is the most likely to recurr? Apparently I would have a mastectomy if cancer recurrs. I feel sick at the thought of having chemotherapy again.
I am 42 years old with a 10 year old son and want to be around to see him grow up.
I understand that death from breast cancer is when it spreads to other organs, and this has the same chance of happening whether you have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy with radiation. I need radiation next anyway and to my lymph nodes.
Tomorrow I get the pathology results and find out if I NEED a mastectomy anyway or not.
Feeling anxious again.
I felt pleased with myself that I had given this final reexcision an opportunity to remove the dcis (and relieved more cancer has been removed!). I am however, having difficulty in coming to terms with how I will feel if I do actually have clear margins this time. Can I allow myself to stop at this point? or do I need to ask for a mastectomy anyway now because I will blame myself if there is any residual disease?
I have hormone positive cancer and apparently this is the most likely to recurr? Apparently I would have a mastectomy if cancer recurrs. I feel sick at the thought of having chemotherapy again.
I am 42 years old with a 10 year old son and want to be around to see him grow up.
I understand that death from breast cancer is when it spreads to other organs, and this has the same chance of happening whether you have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy with radiation. I need radiation next anyway and to my lymph nodes.
Tomorrow I get the pathology results and find out if I NEED a mastectomy anyway or not.
Feeling anxious again.