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Sweetgeorgia,
First let me
Sweetgeorgia,
First let me say welcome to this site, though I am so sorry for the reason you are here... you will find a wealth of support, encouragement, information from various personal experiences, and did I say support.
The choices that we must make are such personal ones, and everyone has their own personal reasons for the choices that they make.. I was dx'd in May, IDC opted for a lumpectomy and whatever was suggested by my onco... well to make a long story short, I had lumpectomy June 9th, treatment has been up in the air (another long boring story).. and now Monday will have another biopsy that may very well change everything once again... that is my story...
You will find so many stories, and the wonderful people on this site will be here to share with you their own personal journey stories soon..
Welcome... and hugs to you..
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Hi georgia
You sound just like me...3 different areas in the right breast with very small areas in another quadrant. I went for bilateral mastectomy since I have been tortured by fibrocystic breast disease my whole life and didnt want to think about it anymore. I am currently on my 3rd round of chemo with 5 more to go...
I dont regret the surgeries but did have complications on the right side so reconstruction will have to wait until sometime next year.
All in all breast cancer is not something I would wish on my worst enemy but you have come to the right place for support.
You need to do what your gut tells you to do...Its a personal choice...I never considered any other options
Take care
Linda T0 -
Sweetgeorgia........
Hello and welcome!
You kind of hit the nail on the head, regarding much advice about what to do. It is and has to be a very personal choice. But I'm sure that you will hear from others who have had about the same dx, and what they chose to do.
Big hugs,
CR0 -
Just want to welcome you. ICR1954 said:Sweetgeorgia........
Hello and welcome!
You kind of hit the nail on the head, regarding much advice about what to do. It is and has to be a very personal choice. But I'm sure that you will hear from others who have had about the same dx, and what they chose to do.
Big hugs,
CR
Just want to welcome you. I would suggest you talk this over with your oncologist and if you want, get a second opinion. You seem to have a lot to deal with.
There is so much support and encouragement on this site.
I am so glad that you found us!
Good luck to you!
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sweetgeorgia
This is a wonderful support group, with the most amazing sisters you will find anywhere. I am so glad you found us.
I chose a mastectomy and was glad I did after they found 6 poitive lymph nodes. It is a very personal opinion. I just talked to a friend of mine this morning who had a lumpectomy done, and now has to go back and get a mastectomy since they found another cancer in a different part of the breast. She had to do another biopsy etc, and wishes she would have just done it in the first place. But who is to know what else they will find or what the results will be. Whatever you choose, we will be here for you. Keep us posted.
P.S. I love your name, my mom's name was Georgia..and she was oh so sweet.
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Welcome sweetgeorgia! I hadrjjj said:sweetgeorgia
This is a wonderful support group, with the most amazing sisters you will find anywhere. I am so glad you found us.
I chose a mastectomy and was glad I did after they found 6 poitive lymph nodes. It is a very personal opinion. I just talked to a friend of mine this morning who had a lumpectomy done, and now has to go back and get a mastectomy since they found another cancer in a different part of the breast. She had to do another biopsy etc, and wishes she would have just done it in the first place. But who is to know what else they will find or what the results will be. Whatever you choose, we will be here for you. Keep us posted.
P.S. I love your name, my mom's name was Georgia..and she was oh so sweet.
Hugs, jackie
Welcome sweetgeorgia! I had a lumpectomy with rad treatments. I feel lucky that is all I had to have. All of the treatments are hard, none are easy for anyone.
Good luck to you!
Susie0 -
Chiming in...
I want to say welcome also! Hmmm...your situation is rather different than mine. I opted for a lumpectomy with radiation. But if I had 3 areas in my breast, I would have, beyond a doubt, went with the matectomy. As you can see, we all have a variation of the same disease with just as many treatments to go with them. It really is a personal decision made with your Doc's recommendation in mind. Hope you are able to decide soon. Decisions always drive me crazy!!-) Pammy
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Welcome, sweetgeorgia
Your confusion is understandable. The decisions we make are difficult and complicated. Do you know your risk of recurrence percentages, one way versus the other, regarding the two surgery options? If they're vastly different - I'd guess your decision is easier. Since your radiation oncologist is concerned that the treatment might not cover a "suspicious" area... Well, that would speak volumes to me. The fact that you're being treated by a team - both surgeon and rad onc involved at this time - is great, the most modern approach. If you think you need more info in order to feel comfortable in choosing, please don't hesitate to consult further with your doctors.
Your decision is very personal. Only you can make it for yourself.
Best wishes to you.0 -
Hi sweetgeorgia! Just makeChristmas Girl said:Welcome, sweetgeorgia
Your confusion is understandable. The decisions we make are difficult and complicated. Do you know your risk of recurrence percentages, one way versus the other, regarding the two surgery options? If they're vastly different - I'd guess your decision is easier. Since your radiation oncologist is concerned that the treatment might not cover a "suspicious" area... Well, that would speak volumes to me. The fact that you're being treated by a team - both surgeon and rad onc involved at this time - is great, the most modern approach. If you think you need more info in order to feel comfortable in choosing, please don't hesitate to consult further with your doctors.
Your decision is very personal. Only you can make it for yourself.
Best wishes to you.
Hi sweetgeorgia! Just make your own decision after hearing all of the facts.
Welcome to the site and good luck!0 -
welcome sweetgeorgia
Sounds like you will need to get more information before you can make a decision. Talk with the doc, make notes, ask questions, especially about recurrence, then you can have all the facts and be happy with your final decision.
I did go in for a lumpectomy, but ended up with a partial mastectomy, and do not regret my decision. That will always be a factor, so no matter which way you choose, we will be here for you.
Let us know when you get more information and come back often!
Cat0 -
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Usually if the cancer is in more than one spot, they recommend mastectomy. Your multi-foci sounds like a good candidate for that.
Also if it is quite spread out, your lumpectomy results may not look good.
If I were in your shoes, I would do mastectomy. I would do BRCA genetic analysis FIRST.0
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