Second Re-excision
Finally, my second re-excision is booked for 24th February as my margins were not clear after my lumpectomy. I had a good discussion with my breast surgeon who did say it would affect the look of my...
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Hi Chris, Thanks for your information and links. I do have a copy of my pathology report from the lumpectomy which tells me that it is in situ (ie still within the ducts) and that there is no evidence of invasive malignancy. I have intermediate DCIS which is cribriform and solid with comodo necrosis. There is focal apocrine changes and epithelial hyperplasia. Calcification is focally present. The pathology report does not show my hormone receptor status.
I will discuss further with my Breast Care Nurse re Hormone Receptor Status.
As you say, you do need to be fully informed but I suspect because I am in situ and non invasive my breast surgeon is not being overly aggressive in my treatment.
My Mother and an Aunt (on my Father's side) both had mastectomy's in their 60's (like me). My mother is still alive (85 years old) though suffers from vascular dementia. She also suffered embolisms in her lungs, heart problems and rhematoid arthritus (all which really affected her life) thanks to radiotherapy 25 years ago (thus my fears which I know are unwarranted because radiotherapy has improved tremendousy since then!)
Sue