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Pathology with close margins-ADH or DCIS

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Nov 1, 2022 | Replies (6)

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@bestpommom

Thank you for your response. I will not be doing chemotherapy as my Mammaprint showed very low risk, less than 1% chance of reoccurrence and chemo would not be of any help in my case. I was planning on doing the recommended 16 rounds of radiation. I am less than two weeks out from my surgery. I have a video call with my Oncologist tomorrow to discuss my pathology and I assume Letrozol which she is recommending I take since my cancer was 100% estrogen driven and 90% progesterone fed. I was on HRT when I got cancer. I stopped taking that when I found out there was a problem. I’ve done a lot of reading on ADH found during surgical excision and I’m a little worried about what else may be lurking in my breast or I’m looking at doing this all over again in the future. I don’t yet know how the aromatase inhibitors will affect me or how I will feel on them. I can totally see why people just get a mastectomy and be done with it.

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I was diagnosed with ADH in 2018 and had a lumpectomy. I was given the option to take Arimidex which I did decide to take but only took it for 3 months as I had every single side affect you can possibly have from it. I am 49 years old now have been doing mammograms/MRI's alternating every 6 months since and have not had anything else found. I have been an oncology nurse for 15+ years and the other nurses I work with can not believe I decided not to take the medication. They said "you see what these woman go through who have breast cancer". I said "yes but, I also have to be able to live my life". You have to weigh all your options and then make the best decision for you. Hugs