Decisions... Help and Advice Please
I was diagnosed with a high grade DCIS on 22/3/2011 and had a lumpectomy last Wednesday 6 April. Prior to the surgery I had "wires" inserted. It took almost an hour and a half for the procedure and...
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Hi Debbie, thanks for your reply. Interesting....we are the same age and my husband doesn't really want me to have a mastectomy either....he thinks, just trust the surgeon and have the next bit removed, but then I start worrying about going back each week to have another bit removed. Now that I have had some replies saying that after radium the skin is not as elastic and can make the re-construction more difficult I am adding questions for tomorrow's appointment with surgery booked for Wednesday. Do you need to have any chemo and are you planning to having a re-construction? How are you feeling at this stage with regard to pain and tiredness? Yes, this site is just wonderful and it really stops one feeling "alone" with all the dilemas and questions.
Love and Hugs
Anne-Maree