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Decision to make Invasive DCIS
Hi - I had my first excision 10th May which resulted in 16mm Invasive DCIS ER+ PR+ HER2-. No clear margins. Second excision 24th May which resulted in 10mm invasive DCIS and a 6mm Tumor (whats the d...
It's brutal eh @Harvey1903? But with the family history and my responsibilities I felt had to throw the kitchen sink at it. The tumour being under 2cms meant that chemo wasn't automatic. The oncotype test sadly isn't covered under Medicare at all. I didn't want to have chemo unecessarily so with my oncologist's advice I did it.
Even with my father's help breast cancer has used all our 'emergency' savings. Cancer is an emergency so that's what they're for I suppose! It's a priority to build them back up now.
Even with my father's help breast cancer has used all our 'emergency' savings. Cancer is an emergency so that's what they're for I suppose! It's a priority to build them back up now.