Hi @Ballerina33
Welcome to the club no one wants to join.
Rest assured there are NO silly questions on here , and we are all here to support one another .
If you add your town/ region to your profile ( you will see I am in Sydney) people may be able to give you more targeted advice.
Are you in the public or the private system ?
I only ask that as the issue of getting a second opinion sometimes crops up and it may be easier to do that in the private system - on the other hand it’s all so overwhelming in the beginning and to a certain extent we have to trust these medical professionals who have done years of training to get where they are and will usually have years of experience on top of that.
There will be many factors feeding into the recommendations your medical professionals give you so what was the right choice for someone else will not necessarily be the right choice for you.
Although my pathway was different , I do understand that initial chemo or targeted therapy can shrink or even eliminate existing tumours so there is no need for surgery or the decision may be that the benefit of surgery is outweighed by the risks in all the circumstances.
Take care 🌺
