Another Re-Excision or Mastectomy?
Well, here I go again. I was diagnosed with DCIS in December. It has been a long path, but I eventually had a double lumpectomy on my right breast on 26 March 2026. A week later I was told that ...
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Oh Swisha, thanks so much for your reply. You sound like you are doing so so well, which is good for me to hear & terrific for you. So you had all 3 grades of DCIS, is that unusual & how much of an area did yours span. I'm having a contrast MRI in a couple days to hopefully reveal more of the extent of the DCSI & surrounding tissue. Pathology shows its high grade with comedo necrosis. I wanted a lumpectomy but breast surgeon said the DCIS span is too large 48x55x66 but could be even larger when they get in there. I am considering an implant at time of surgery but that terrifies me as much as the mastectomy & is a bigger more complicated procedure. I really don't want to lose a breast & it's super hard to get my head around having a mastectomy when there is no knowing whether the DCIS will ever escape the duct. The treatment seems so extreme, so l'm hoping the contrast MRI will tell more of a story cos l am seriously struggling with this. You have been so brave with what you have gone through thus far & l hope you heal with no further complications, big hug to you 🫂