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jane16
10 years agoMember
help to make a decision
Hi. I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer & my doctor is wanting me to make a decision about lumpectomy vs mastectomy very quickly. Unfortunately, I do not have enough information. I am wonde...
jane16
10 years agoMember
Thanks everyone for your comments.
Unfortunately the Dr won't make a recommendation. He has just given me pros & cons of Mastectomy vs lumpectomy. If he had made a recommendation then we would have gone with that. Making this decision with the information we have is very stressful.
Carol, you mentioned a permanent external prosthesis? What is a permanent prosthesis as opposed to other external prostheses?