Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing ok in this heat. I got the bus earlier and it was hideous.
I had a lumpectomy in May, grade 1, 12mm, clear margins and nodes, all healing nicely - I've been very lucky. Just had my oncology appointment to discuss radiotherapy and they have recommended 5 days plus a 5 day breast boost. This boost will/should reduce my chance of recurrence from 3% to 1.5%, BUT will increase the chance of fibrosis from 15% to 30%.
I'm not sure what to do. It feels like a small reduction in risk for a large increase in fibrosis risk. I am also single and I think if I was in a relationship the fibrosis risk would worry me less - I'd like to imagine that I will be in a relationship again one day and the idea of showing someone new a very different feeling/looking boob feels daunting. I'm sure loads of you are in a worse situation than me, I do appreciate how lucky I am that up until now all I have is a neat scar.
Has anyone had fibrosis in an otherwise full boob? What's it like? Any thoughts on the booster?
Thank your for listening :)
