← Return to Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Discussion

Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20 10:00am | Replies (345)

Comment receiving replies
@finallyretired

Hello all. Thank you so much for all your comments. I appreciate your comments as this is a very daunting task researching a health problem that I have no experience in, thank god for that. According to my surgeon she said that I would not need to do anything further since the DCIS was so small and at the very beginning stage. That is why she diagnosed it as stage 0. She sent me to an oncologist and she said no adjuvant. Then she says that the options, which I thought there were no options due to what my surgeon said and what my oncologist as "no adjuvant". The oncologist said there were options for prevention which are the pill or radiation. I'm so confused about what if anything I need to do at this point. I just moved and have an appointment with a new primary doctor mid September so I can't even ask her what her thoughts are. I really don't want to and I'm very worried about putting such drastic meds in my body at this stage in my life. I'm pretty healthy and the side effects scare me. I would appreciate any comments or thoughts now that I've explained a bit more about my situation. I would love to connect with anyone that has been in the same boat as I'm in and what they decided what path they chose to take.

Jump to this post


Replies to "Hello all. Thank you so much for all your comments. I appreciate your comments as this..."

Hi,
I was diagnosed with DCIS ( stage 0) and did a lumpectomy and 5 radiations only to clean up.
I am in the same situation where I do not want to take the Aromatase inhibitors due to the side effects. I am researching other holistic ways since I am healthy and don't want other problems in my body.