Lee_M
12 years agoMember
Mastectomy?
Hi Ladies,
I am 31 and was diagnosed in Dec 2013 with grade 3 TNBC. Tumour 1cm with 6 positive lymph nodes. I had a lumpectomy and full axillary clearance and I'm about to have my last round of TAC chemo next week. Now that I'm coming to the end of chemo I feel more nervous about having a recurrence and I'm considering having a bilateral mastectomy.
My oncologist said that I have more likely chance of a distance recurrence the a local recurrence and advised against it. This doesn't give me a lot of hope because I can't remove my other organs but I an do something about my breasts. I will undergo 6 weeks of radiation but I'm speaking with surgeon and oncologist next week to try and decide what I should do.
I would love to hear some advise from anyone else who has had similar experience.
How did you decide?
I am negative for BRCA.
Thanks
Lee x