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Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20 10:00am | Replies (345)

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@jennie23b

It is absolutely an individual decision and no one’s diagnosis is the exact same. We are all unique yet we have a common enough thread for us to understand one another.
I also opted to have radiation. My surgeon encouraged it. I did 25 rounds. 5 days a week no weekends. I will be honest, around day 14 I felt the burn and lathered in the cream they prescribed me. But everyone’s skin is different I pray that you fair it well. After radiation was done I began Tamoxofin, as I am estrogen and progesterone positive. I wish you well on your radiation journey. It goes quick I can at least promise you that.

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Thank you so much. I've had a conversation with the radiologist. I asked many of questions cause at first my mind was set on doing only the 5 years of pills, as I spoke to my surgeon first about it and she told me if it was her, she would do the pill. The pills work on both breast where the radiation is focus on that 1 breast. Now with me knowing about the burns and then thinking about just maybe there might be a piece that my Dr did not get, and the machines are not able to detect it I decided to do it. She also told me I hit a record in that hospital, and I am looking at her dumb founded lol ok so what do you mean! She said out of all the people she seen for DCIS I broke the record of having the biggest. Oooh k!! She said I was 12 cm and that's y I was cut corner to corner. Me my son and husband looked at each other paused for a min and right then it made me realize, do radiation just in case, even though my Dr said she has gotten it all out and she also taken a lot of my tissues and nipple all was checked and everything was normal. Me I'm a joker asked her well can I have my nipple and breast tissues back haha. I also got some information from family members of mines that went through radiation said, Peaches get some pure coco butter and apply it way before you have the radiation which helps and keeps it from burning and turning dark. My Dr said they will give me a cream, but I shouldn't have any issues. Keeping my fingers cross and remembering your message 😉 Shoot I get enough burns cooking at home frying chicken lol. I can't remember but I think that is the same meds I will be getting also that you're taking. I can't swallow pills, but she did show me a picture and it is about the size of a baby aspirin. I also wanted to know the side effects...You're in my prayers.