We talked intensely about that as well, given her age. But for her, it was partially because she was reasonably healthy that she opted to try the surgery. She decided that 2 or 3 months of difficulty was worth it in her case. She had just had chemo and radiation so she was a little run down after that. She feels much better and the weight of not having the cancer looming helped her as well. She has testing each 6 months and moving to yearly soon. It's all about balance and knowing yourself ... and not letting fear make decisions for you I guess. Hoping you are doing well .