Surgery success...now what?
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If you checked with every oncologist in the country and Europe too, they would all say the same thing - radiation is necessary with a lumpectomy. They do not all agree about radiation with a mastectomy, but in your case - yes - 100%.
May I ask why there was so much time between your surgeries to get clear margins - what went on between Jan and June?
Good luck!
Jean0 -
Hi, dear, get Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book and I believe the percentage of recurrence without radiation is 35% higher. Unacceptable, you definitely want the rads. Read the book, and then you will understand better what is at stake. Hugs, Shirlannbanker said:Go for the radiation, its timeconsuming but it does'nt hurt. You'll get tired. I had the same dx, had the rads (34)and now chemo because I am in a high risk group.I wanna make sure, no guarantees but everything helps. Good luck and best wishes...Love Emmi
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The reason for the time between Jan and June was two-fold..one, the surgeon wanted to let me heal so the re-excision would be more cosmetically viable. The other reason was my family was going on a vacation and the surgeon said go ahead and we would schedule later..she said it wasn't a life-threatening issue. So that's the explanation. Thanks so much for your input. I really appreciate it. dharmajeancmici said:If you checked with every oncologist in the country and Europe too, they would all say the same thing - radiation is necessary with a lumpectomy. They do not all agree about radiation with a mastectomy, but in your case - yes - 100%.
May I ask why there was so much time between your surgeries to get clear margins - what went on between Jan and June?
Good luck!
Jean0
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