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What questions do I ask?
hi all I am very newly diagnosed with early breast cancer but sadly not new to it. I lost my mum and aunt to breast cancer. I go see the surgeon 8/3 and am thinking of questions I need to ask. And su...
Hi Cheryl,
If it were me, these are some of the things I would be asking:
1) is it worth doing test for the braca gene to help determine a course of action?
2) Is it worth taking both breasts or just one and what the doctor bases their thoughts on.
3) what your treatment options are (you may not be able to do this until after getting your pathology results from surgery). What your percentage of recurrence is with what treatments/surgery options
4) ask about complementary therapies as well
My initial reaction was to take both breasts, which my surgeon was happy to do, but when I looked at the bigger picture for me, I ended up going down the path of a lumpectomy. Due to my pathology I ended up having both chemo and radiation as well as herceptin.
I wish you luck with your journey. Karen xox