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@semurrey

Hi @sirene-thanks so much for sharing! I was curious if not being too nosy why a mastectomy vs a lumpectomy? Perhaps you are young as at 57yrs, 1.8cm ILC I was encouraged to go for only lumpectomy. After radiation I have started on Letrozole and hanging but I sure hope I can get my insurance to cover an MRI as lobular doesn't really show up well and I have very dense breasts. These liquid biopsies should be used as a stacking tool. Are they terribly pricey? Best of luck xoxo

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I don’t mind at all. I’m 65 now but was diagnosed at 64. I had more than one tumor, with the largest being 1.4 cm, so they said that mastectomy would be the better option, considering that. I had a second surgery due to the unclear margins. I started Letrozole at the end of March and am doing well on it. I had a few side affects, insomnia, some hair loss, hot flashes, but they have lessened a lot. I occasionally get an ache in my knee and finger but exercise seems to keep it away. My insurance covered the Guardant test. I have had two negative Signatera tests that insurance wouldn’t cover but Signatera covered the cost so check with them if you’re interested. Guardant is strictly a blood test while Signatera uses your tumor and blood to detect any ctdna in your bloodstream. I hope that this helps.