I found out last Tuesday that it was a 99% chance that I have breast cancer (waiting on the biopsy results) and I have been given an appointment for Thursday to discuss a treatment plan. Is there anything that I should be asking? I know that I want a double mastectomy given that I have quite a few cysts n the other breast and want to eliminate any further risk.
Thanks for any advice anyone can give me.
Things moved very quickly for me. Like you they didn’t confirm but they were 95% sure.
I had appointment following week and it was confirmed. Think your treatment will depend on what kind of breast cancer it is ( who knew there were so many different types)
My next appointment was with oncologist and she was great and explained everything and because I refused chemo, next appointment was with surgeon, lumpectomy followed and luckily nothing in my lymph nodes. I start radiotherapy in a couple of weeks and hopefully that will eradicate any other cells that may be there.
i would have had mastectomy if surgeon had thought it necessary but he didn’t and is happy that he has got all the cancer
hope all goes well for you
Thank you for that, hope your radiotherapy goes well x
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