Re: recurrence - from sandy in wisconsin

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Hey reggie,

I had 2 tumors in the right breast in different

places. I was doing everything I could to not lose the

breast, and then my onc, convinced me that there would

be a lower chance of reoccurence with the mastectomey

vs. lumpectomey. I wanted to be very aggressive with

this thing and decided a breast dosen't define who I

am, it's just a garnish of sorts. With the number of

things going on in your right breast, I would weigh

the positives vs. the negatives.

Just a thought.

sandy in WI.

--- reggie0054 reggie0054@...> wrote:

> hi all

> i was very recently diagnosed with 3 problems in my

> right breast. One

> is invasive ductal carcinoma,minimally an inch wide,

> one is a

> carcinoman still confined to the ducts and the other

> is still in the

> lobules. it appears all are in stage one. i know

> that roughly 2

> inches of tissue was taken for the biopsy and there

> are no clean

> margins

>

> this is my second cancer in that breast so the

> surgeon recommends

> removing the breast partially so i don't have to

> worry about a repeat

> performance. i am, however, highly motivated to save

> the breast at

> this point

>

> i have done some reading, as we all do, and it

> appears that recision

> and radiation is a highly successful treatment. the

> only problem for

> me is that it's not always recommended if the beast

> has already been

> radiated.

>

> i have to believe that there are always choices. i

> am going to see my

> oncologist today and he's very conservative and i

> know he will

> recommend the more radical surgery. other than the

> fact that i'm

> pretty much freaking out, i could really use some

> advice from those

> of you who have been through tis. ARE there

> alternatives? do i need

> to keep searching for a doctor who will tell me what

> i want to hear?

> and how much of a mistake would that be? do i just

> need to come to

> grips with this? any info, any feedback would really

> be appreciated

>

> in love and acceptance,

>

> reggie

>

>

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