I had a lumpectomy in January 2022. I am scheduled to have a mammogram in December. From everything that I learned, researched and was told, as long as the surgeon takes enough of the area AROUND the PT there should be no need for a masectomy. I went to a breast cancer specialist that advised a masectomy was not necessary as preventaive because in my chart it showed the amount of extra tissue that was removed around the tumor, my surgeon took a bit more than was reccommended and I was told insurance probably wouldn't cover a masectomy because that technically would be cosmetic or a personal choice and not required for this type of tumor. Its a lot to think about and process forsure.

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