I am 59yrs old and have HER 2 negative grade 3 breast cancer, I have 4 weekly chemo sessions left and saw the surgeon last week, was previously advised the nymph lodes in the arm pit need to be removed and will have a lumpectomy. Surgeon now advises as I have a non cancerous mass in my breast he has concerns and I may now need a mastectomy. He is to go back and have a discussion with the team and I am to see him again next week. We talked about reconstruction and he advised because I have to have radio therapy, the risk of problems with it will be high. He then talked about taking it from my stomach as it is natural rather than chemical. I advised if I do need to have mastectomy I would prefer to have it taken from the tummy. The surgeon then went on to advise what a serious operation it is and advised I would need to lose 2st 4lbs before he will do it. At my age that is a lot of weight to lose and will be slow to come off so could be waiting a very long time for the reconstruction to be done. I have to say I find it very unfair after going through what I have, that he is now putting conditions on it. Has anyone else experienced this or any advice they can give. Thank you
