DCIS

No I wasn't Star, I was left with a layer of skin padding if that's what you call it? So I'm not completely flat to my chest wall. I think you should be given names of surgeons that specialize in breast cancer, that being their main concern then that way they are on top of what new techniques are around, my surgeon said no to nipple sparing as it has only been around here in Australia for 3 years and you still have a 3% chance of it coming back but I would still have liked the option. I know that my surgeon did what he thought best especially on finding by accident LCIS, lobular carcinoma in situ, which is always the case when finding it, so he had no idea if it was anywhere else or invasive as it turned out I had no other pre cancers in my right breast and nodules were clear. MRIs should be offered as part of the process once DCIS is found as then LCIS would be picked up too, even though it is uncommon it puts you at a higher risk for developing breast cancer. In that case I still would have had a mastectomy and will probably go again on my left breast if the MRI shows any signs of LCIS as I don't want to be worrying if and when it would turn invasive at least now after the fact I know I have options.