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Conflicting surgical opinions? What now?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Nov 25, 2022 | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
Thank you, my brain is so overwhelmed, I hadn’t thought of getting a 3rd opinion! ER+ DCIS, intermediate grade and both surgeons agree on this. I have 3 areas tracking from behind my nipple. Based on location, one said a mastectomy is needed, the other said she can remove with 2mm margins, save my breast and nipple, and will require radiation followed by AI, Second opinion, mastectomy followed by AI. Both locations had a tumor board, both are highly rated and well respected.
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When I was diagnosed, two surgeons said mastectomy to the one breast and the chance of getting cancer in the other breast is extremely low. Without much thinking I opted for bilateral mastectomy. I didn’t even want to think and worry later on. I wanted both out. I would take the aggressive measure. It’s overwhelming dealing with cancer once. At least, I want to do my best to not deal with it again. My personal opinion. Guess what, when the pathology report came back, there was cancer in very early stage in the side that didn’t need to be removed.