Been diagnosed with cancer, 3 small (largest 1.5cm) nodes of cancer and Grade II DCIS in right breast with pre-cancerous cells around the nodes to a 4.1cm area. Lymph glands in armpit clear. Seems that the only treatment on offer is to cut it out and give radiotherapy.
I was happily going down the route of “slice and burn” when I was told that a 6cm lumpectomy would be the slice (this is almost the size of a tennis ball)! Even though a date was set for the op I had to cancel. I felt I was being propelled into it both by the ‘team’ and family. All were ‘for it’ and ‘doing it in my interests’ but I just could not commit.
In checking out websites I find that most of the blogs are to do with secondary cancers and I am more than ever nervous at being cut. I have however given myself a month to check out other therapies to settle my mind. I would dearly love to talk to ladies who have been in the same predicament.
Is there anyone out there?
I am so very sad and sorry to hear this very sad news. I have in the passed when I have logged on had a little search to see if I had missed any updates on her story and post.
I came across Chloecat's thread whilst looking for treatments for ideas, for alternatives. I read your post with such interest and admiration for having the courage to explore as you did at a time when we all know how scared we are, our worlds are falling apart, we don't know what to do and no-one near to us understand, go with what we are told never knowing if we should question or not.
We are all thrown into the sh** of this so unexpectedly, never know what is right and wrong, thankfully this site introduces us to the wonderful ladies on here; slowly we see a guiding light that can offer help and advice through experience or of knowledge we have learned along the way.
I stepped outside the box for my treatment the combined operation and radiotherapy - it was something that if I am honest scared the life out of me 'if I was doing the right thing' - for so many "for's - I found against", and for the "against I found so many for's." I pray time will show I chose well 
- I know I got through it without having to let my mum know and this means more than maybe you will understand.
Helen, Snowys Mum, Thank you for sharing this with us. I can honestly say, I never thought this would of happened and now seems to of happened all so quickly.
Such a brave lady to have the courage to do it her way, yet would she do it the same, she was so worried about what they would do to her for the treatment and yet towards what we now know would be towards the end poor Chloecat went through all of this.
Chloecat was under some of the best hospitals, having the hyper bariatric chamber treatment - which so many say is so good for 'C', she asked and questioned everything and the Doctors listened to her and tried.
I can't help wondering would Chloecat be here today 'if' she had gone with the original treatment plans, or was this always going to be this way 
Dearest Chloecat 'Thank You' for sharing your journey with us, I am so sorry for how this turned out. I wonder if you knew your journey was nearing the end and chose not to let us know - Chloecat you did it your way and as so rightly says; you went where there is no path' and you have left a trail and many heavy hearts.
God Bless You Chloecat. May You Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory
