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Wife was in same boat a couple years ago, and while doctors wanted to remove the lump and do chemo, she opted for a double mastectomy and reconstruction surgery. So far, Cancer free.She's 58, no breast cancer with mom and sisters.
1 cm, stage 2.
Now to make the most agonizing decision:
Mastectomy or lumpectomy.
Surgeon wants to do the latter.
Any help on this will surely be appreciated.
Thank you so much.
She's 58, no breast cancer with mom and sisters.
1 cm, stage 2.
Now to make the most agonizing decision:
Mastectomy or lumpectomy.
Surgeon wants to do the latter.
Any help on this will surely be appreciated.
Thank you so much.
They said no chemo - but 5 weeks of radiation therapy following lumpectomy.Wife was in same boat a couple years ago, and while doctors wanted to remove the lump and do chemo, she opted for a double mastectomy and reconstruction surgery. So far, Cancer free.
It is a shitty choice either way, but she had no interest in Chemotherapy.
Thank you.My wife had stage 1 breast cancer. She had the lumpectomy with radiation no chemo. 7 years cancer free. Best of luck.
Actually, it's grade 2 - not stage 2.Its not just the stage of the cancer that needs to be considered, but also the grade of the cancer, as to how aggressive it appears to the pathologist that did the biopsy. More indolent cancers call for less aggressive treatments.
I understand, and of course we have discussed with her PCP and surgeon. I suppose I'm just looking for some support from others that have been through this...My wife went through it last year
Stage 2
She did 18 rounds of Chemo….It was quite an ordeal
I am hesitant to give advice on further surgery as that is something you need to discuss with your doctor.
Sounds like PJ, in her 40s. There did turn out to be lymph node involvement (3 node removed at same time) and she was judged to be affected by hormones, so that therapy was out. She went lumpectomy. You need guys to really read, study and understand on her individual case, to make the decisions with her doctors (plural). Good luck to you both. You got this.She's 58, no breast cancer with mom and sisters.
1 cm, stage 2.
Now to make the most agonizing decision:
Mastectomy or lumpectomy.
Surgeon wants to do the latter.
Any help on this will surely be appreciated.
Thank you so much.
We were fortunate in that we caught it early. No visible lumps - it was a mammogram that found it.As is always the best advice, providing all American women with free Mammograms every year could have minimized this tragic occurrence.
Obama's ACA was only allowed to deal with part of the problem.
My wife's is also effected by hormones. She would be on that therapy also following lumpectomy.Sounds like PJ, in her 40s. There did turn out to be lymph node involvement (3 node removed at same time) and she was judged to be affected by hormones, so that therapy was out. She went lumpectomy. You need guys to really read, study and understand on her individual case, to make the decisions with her doctors (plural). Good luck to you both. You got this.
Good for your wife! A year from now she will be disqualified for having a free Mammogram. Don't hesitate to pay whatever it takes for a repeat at least once a year!We were fortunate in that we caught it early. No visible lumps - it was a mammogram that found it.
What the hell are you talking about?As is always the best advice, providing all American women with free Mammograms every year could have minimized this tragic occurrence.
Obama's ACA was only allowed to deal with part of the problem.
The first decision for American women is to pay whatever it takes to be proactive on having a Mammogram at 'least' once a year.Sounds like PJ, in her 40s. There did turn out to be lymph node involvement (3 node removed at same time) and she was judged to be affected by hormones, so that therapy was out. She went lumpectomy. You need guys to really read, study and understand on her individual case, to make the decisions with her doctors (plural). Good luck to you both. You got this.
Educate yourself...The first decision for American women is to pay whatever it takes to be proactive on having a Mammogram at 'least' once a year.
Could you relay the side effects she experienced with the radiation? They are saying every day for 5 weeks...My wife had stage 1 breast cancer. She had the lumpectomy with radiation no chemo. 7 years cancer free. Best of luck.
