Hi! eleanorrigby:

My heart aches and my prayer goes out for you upon reading your post... Life truly threw curve balls at us from time to time, and sometimes it seemed to be even cruel, isn't it?

I admire your perseverance of dealing with various cancers bravely over the years; indeed, I sympathize with you for trying to avoid surgery. However, I am no medical expert and I had already gone through my surgery to get rid of my IDC tumor on 12/26/2023, for as far as I understand surgery is the most effective way to get rid of cancerous cells from our body. I pray that when you finally meet the expert in a week, you'll get the best advice to make your informed decision with a peace of mind. In the meantime, if you haven't done genetic testing for cancer risk yet, please consider discussing it with your physician. I feel this is beneficial for our blood relatives, because early detection is the key to successfully treat any kinds of cancers. I am also encouraged by your taking Anastrozole for 2 years, and it apparently shrinks your cancerous cells significantly that the breast cancer went into hiding:) Wow! If I understand you correctly, your last MRI, US, Mammo done in June showed no sign of any cancerous cells, right? What great news to share with us! Thank you!

Best wishes for all on the journey ahead!