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@roses2 oddly, I just got home 2 hours ago from my breast surgeon. She has refused to ‘guesstimate’ what impact having a mastectomy will have on my life expectancy.
In 01- 2002 I was diagnosed with DCIS: lumpectomy & radiation without any repercussions until a year ago. Now diagnosed with ILC at age 79.
Someone is going to have BC, so why should I think I’m so much better than any other woman that I shouldn’t have BC? This is what I believed in 2002 and what I believe in 2025.
I’m willing to have a medical intervention IF it will give me another 10 years or so.
BUT I’ve already outlived the age a white woman born in the US in 1946 had to look forward to. So no ‘treatments’ for me thank you!
Diet changes, exercise, mediation, hobbies, friends: sure. No surgery or meds for me thank you!
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@mimi09
I agree. I met with a naturopathic doctor on Thursday and decided that I don't want surgery. This doctor was so thorough. She is sending me for labs that should have been ordered by my surgeon. Months have passed, and my only option is surgery. I finally got an appointment to see an oncologist on 11/11, but I think that natural medicine is the way to go. I want quality of life for my remaining years.
I wish you luck on your journey. Please keep in touch. We need supportive people in our lives who can understand what we are dealing with.
God bless.
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@mimi09
No one can guarantee you an additional 10 years of life.
It’s all a guess predicated on cancer.
You slip and fall and break your hip.
You get into a car accident.
You have a stroke.
You have a heart attack.
What does cancer have to do with these things?
Nothing. But these things CAN happen and some are worse than cancer.
I reasoned when I had to drive 40 miles one way for chemo.
Thats 80 miles and in a metroplex.
My chances of getting into a car accident were greater than my dying with stage 3 cancer.
We must realize our time here is short and theres more to life after we leave here if you have a faith.
You must make your own choice. But no doctor can guarantee by having a surgical procedure it secures continued life.
During the procedure they might find you have other problems going on or your cancer is worse than they thought.
“Tomorrow is promised to no one.”
Please understand, Im being genuine here and not meaning or saying this harmfully.
Best to you.
79 years is a lot of living. Youve been blessed!