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@mawmaws My mastectomy was canceled because it would not make any difference because the BC metastasized. It’s essentially in my blood, and as my oncologist said “we can’t take your blood out”. I have BC lesions on my spine, iliac crest and a spot on my skull. So it makes no sense to have such a major surgery/amputation. A mastectomy is done to get all the cancer out of your body. It clearly wasn’t going to do that for me. That would be like trying to put out a forest fire with a garden hose.

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@denisedm2026 I understand what they’re telling you I’m living it myself been researching and I talked to other doctors removing breast & ovaries that produce what makes the cancer grow & produce more cells in the blood can cause the other lesions in the body to grow faster. So I feel it actually can help lesions in other places not to grow as fast the more they have to feed on quicker they grow and make us worse. I had a lumpectomy first time my mastectomy was twice as easy as the lumpectomy. It surprised me My aunt had told me she had gone through both, and the mastectomy was easier she was right. I only had it on one side and now I want them to take off the right I’m 65. I don’t know how old you are? they say my ovaries are tiny. Don’t produce a lot because of my age, I’m going through the change but who knows 🤷‍♀️they’ve told me I have it all through my spine, possibly one spot on rib, possibly my scapula in left shoulder. haven’t had my skull scanned again yet it’s been a while. I think I told you already that I had a six hour spine surgery to remove a lot of the cancer. I wish you all the best and that you can find anything you need to help you and limit the pain. I know this is hard and I’m scared.