Forum Discussion
12 days since lumpectomy and still no results
I had a wide local excision and lymph node removal 12 days ago and still have not been given any results. I was told the multi-disciplinary team was meeting today on my case and the results would defi...
Hi I did do a lot of reading both of the cancer council breast cancer brochure and stuff in this website so I had a good idea what to expect.
My breast cancer surgeon talked me through the option of lumpectomy versus mastectomy at the pre mastectomy consults and explained if he couldn’t get clear margins he might have to come back and do a mastectomy .
I decided on mastectomy due to the size of my tumour and the fact it was lobular which is more like a spider web than a near lump.
He didn’t talk about chemo, radiotherapy or hormonal therapy before the mastectomy as he said “ we won’t what we are dealing with until we get the pathology from the operation”.
To some extent we have to trust the medical experts, I found my team ( who work in both the public and private hospitals at St Vincent’s here in Sydney) amazing.
My breast cancer surgeon talked me through the option of lumpectomy versus mastectomy at the pre mastectomy consults and explained if he couldn’t get clear margins he might have to come back and do a mastectomy .
I decided on mastectomy due to the size of my tumour and the fact it was lobular which is more like a spider web than a near lump.
He didn’t talk about chemo, radiotherapy or hormonal therapy before the mastectomy as he said “ we won’t what we are dealing with until we get the pathology from the operation”.
To some extent we have to trust the medical experts, I found my team ( who work in both the public and private hospitals at St Vincent’s here in Sydney) amazing.