@colleenyoung
My breast surgeon and my oncologist decided against chemo for me. Prior to my lumpectomy I had 4 surgeries in 3 years so I think it was probably the best decision. The breast surgeon also did not want me to have my lymph nodes removed but instead chose to have them radiated. The breast cancer I had is quite rare and is more likely to metastasize through the blood rather than the lymph nodes. I had a combination of skin and glandular breast cancer. My concern is that I had neural invasion and from what I understand there is not a lot of research regarding neural invasion and breast cancer. Yes my oncologist will be watching me quite closely. She said that she wants to see me every 3 months. On a positive note I infuse immunoglobulin every day so hopefully that will help protect me.