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Hi Kiama12, like you I had mastectomy but mine was left breast, skin and nipple saving with immediate reconstruction using silicone implant. Grade 1 cancer Er+, PR +, no nodes involved and clear margins. I too had surgery with no chemo or radiotherapy just tamoxifen for the next x years. I freaked when they told me no other treatment as what about microscopic cells? But then I thought about it. My tamoxifen is starving my cancer cells of hormone food so hopefully they won't grow. My team weighed up how much exchange damage would be done to my system by having chemo or radiotherapy that wasn't necessary when the tamoxifen should do the job. I'm running with that one!!! I still occasionally think what if....... But then I think we all do no matter what treatment we have had - part of the nature of the beast!! All the best with your test. Let is know how your going. Xx Cath