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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Thanks Jessica - what you've written has made it very clear to me too - I really appreciate your post. I can understand why my breast surgeon prefers me to have a re-excision rather than a mastectomy as my pre cancer cells are still in-situ. Obviously, as my surgeon commented, if clear margins are not obtained then we have to look my other option ie a mastectomy as my breast is relatively small (34C).
DCIS can be very confusing to say the least! On the one hand, members of my team speak about cancer and on the other hand they speak about pre-cancerous cells being in-situ.
I am extremely fortunate in that these cells are only in one area of my breast and that my DCIS has been caught very early. I have been told that it is probable with comedo narcosis present my cells could become invasive and it is for this reason that I have been given a nuclear grade of 'Intermediate'.
Thanks again for your excellent post.
Cheers
Sue