Triple Positive and Pregnant
Hi everyone, I found out recently that I have triple positive breast cancer as well as being nearly 8 weeks pregnant. I have made the decision to keep the baby as I'm 35 and no children which means ...
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Hi @DaniJ,
First of all, a big congratulations on your pregnancy!! And sorry that you have to share what should be the most magical time of your life, with what will be the hardest time. But I know that you’ll muster every inch of strength you have in you because of the beautiful life you having growing inside of you.
First of all, a big congratulations on your pregnancy!! And sorry that you have to share what should be the most magical time of your life, with what will be the hardest time. But I know that you’ll muster every inch of strength you have in you because of the beautiful life you having growing inside of you.
My specialist and oncologists advised that there wasn’t really any difference in terms of survival when deciding whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy. I believe size, type and location will mostly determine this. Your specialist will give their recommendations and why they believe this is the best way forward. Sometimes you’ll get a choice and other times they will advise why you can’t choose the procedure you may want.
Although my tumour was quite big, I had a lumpectomy and re-excision as I’m really big busted so my surgeon had lots of tissue to work with. If I was small busted, this wouldn’t have been an option. She said cosmetically she wanted me to have the best outcome as possible and if she didn’t think she could achieve that, then she would have recommended a mastectomy.
All the best with everything :-)