DCIS treatments
Last Tuesday I had my lumpectomy (wide incision). Yesterday I got my results. Well the are was bigger than first thought and a few of the convicts had escaped (now its invasive) and they aren't happ...
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Hi @Blister
I had an MRI before my surgery, and it showed more changes than they initially had thought. However, it didn’t show if all
those changes were cancerous. I ended up having a double mastectomy, and afterwards pathology showed the changes were DCIS. So an MRI does not necessarily show what you need to know.
I had an MRI before my surgery, and it showed more changes than they initially had thought. However, it didn’t show if all
those changes were cancerous. I ended up having a double mastectomy, and afterwards pathology showed the changes were DCIS. So an MRI does not necessarily show what you need to know.
Having another wide excision plus radiation might be enough. If you have a mastectomy, think about whether you’d like to go flat, or go for reconstruction, and if you do, what kind of reconstruction. These things might help you decide.
Good luck! Xx