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Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jan 28 8:37pm | Replies (72)

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I had a lumpectomy along with removal of 13 lymph nodes (cancer present in 7) on 1/3/2020. I had been on the hormone blocker Letrozole for 7 months prior and remained on it until starting chemo (because of the lymph node involvement.) My surgeon did not get clear margins, and so I had a 2nd lumpectomy on 1/31/2020. I began chemo a month later followed a month after that by radiation. I then resumed the Letrozole the day after finishing radiation. I suffered major fatigue during chemo, so perhaps I didn't notice; but I don't remember any significant fatigue from radiation. I actually walked to radiation on average of 4x a week to rebuild strength and balance

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Thank you for sharing your story. I’m sorry to hear about it but I can tell you are a very strong person and that gave me so much encouragement. God bless.