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Fear of radiation after lumpectomy
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 9 5:46pm | Replies (129)Comment receiving replies
I had a lumpectomy 9 days ago for DCIS stage 0. No radiation was the recommendation by my surgeon. She is in favor of hormonal therapy and I will consult with an oncologist about that but I am not yet convinced that even that is necessary. My low-grade tumor was very small and was removed with very good margins.
Since radiation can only be used once, I will reserve that treatment in the event that a more serious cancer recurs in the future.
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Radiation wasn’t bad until the end where I was given 4 boost radiation treatments.
That’s when I was so burned and i had lost all skin in my left armpit and it was extremely painful that I developed cellulitis and my incision site had an odor that i first noticed and I went to in ER because the pain and the smell was awful and they treated me with Vancomycin (had a allergic reaction to that) and I was almost admitted but they let me go home and eventually I started healing and I had already went back to work by that time when I went to the ER.
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Dear gallbooboo,
Thank you for your reply. With my team, everyone recommended radiation. I wasn’t happy.My radiation oncologist said the chance of recurrence was 30% over a 10-year period without radiation and 10% chance of recurrence over a 20-year period with radiation.
I’m 67, soon to be 68, and chose the “10% chance of recurrence over a 20-year period” option.
I’m just hoping it’s the right decision.