I listened to what the team at Mayo told me after a very thorough second opinion which included a needle biopsy of my lymph nodes and a second mammogram. There did not appear to be lymph node involvement. We discussed the followup for each option and I and my daughters asked many questions. I chose a lumpectomy after much thought. One concept that was stressed was— treat the disease you have right now. Yes the potential still exists that I might get breast cancer again or some other type of cancer because I am BRCA 2, I chose what I thought was the best option. I am almost two years out from the initial diagnosis and 1 year 3 months out from finishing chemo and radiation.