Hi @cedar I would encourage you to ask these questions of your oncologist as well, take the list in and ask. We all have differences in our cancers and the choices we make at original diagnosis can affect our lives far down the road. The younger we are at diagnosis, the more important those choices are. I was in my 30s when I was diagnosed, and I took the full boat of treatments, surgeries, chemo, radiation, and endocrine therapy. It was really hard, but I am at 18 years almost to the day. I am still here to whine about it, and I don’t look back and wonder if I did all I could do.
I would also consider a second opinion if I am not confident in the doctor I have. A conversation never hurt anybody.
Thirdly I would get into this conversation, because lobular cancer is a horse of a different color from ductal carcinoma. These are people who have made these choices and can talk to you about that experience.
Lobular breast cancer, let’s support each other. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lobular-breast-cancer/
How did it go with the oncology appointment?