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LCIS: What treatment(s) did you choose?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 17, 2023 | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
I too had LCIS stage one. I was “lumpy” for years. After annual mammograms for years 50-61. Talk over the results with my internist started things rolling - I had a second opinion who wanted me to wait - Onco/surgeon. I went to talk to an oncologist who asked to an mri - which was went the extensive nature of my tumor “field” was found. I had more than a few Tumors in each breast, one side invasive. That was found after the Bil Mx. So I appreciate that it is very difficult to visualize these tumors. That was when I decided having the bil mastectomy made the most sense of all the choices and I am glad I did it.
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May I ask what your follow up screening consists of after bilateral mastectomy? Is one able to do MRI’s if no reconstruction is done? MRI seems to be most effective in detecting anything lobular.
Hello, can you tell me what kind of post mastectomy screening you do? I too had double mastectomy for LCIS. I did not do reconstruction. I am wondering what follow up screening people do after double mastectomy.
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Hello, May I ask what follow up screenings do you do after bilateral mastectomy. Since mammograms won’t be possible, how do you screen for breast cancer going forward because mastectomy doesn’t completely remove all the breast tissue.