TNBC Genetics Lumpectomy vs Masectomy

Hi SaraW

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that both yourself and your mum have been diagnosed with triple negative.  While I haven't the experience you are looking for I noticed that you haven't had any replies yet so I thought I reply to you anyway to welcome you to the community.  I suggest that you also join the breast cancer group and ask your question there as well as it's a much busier forum than this one.  There are plenty of ladies with triple on that forum as well.

Wishing you and your mum the best of luck with your treatments.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Thank you Daisy. I will repost on there 

Hi, I’m just joining today November 2024.I can say that I have triple negative cancer, as of sept2024. My mom had breast cancer, but she doesn’t remember what type of breast cancer it was but she had a mastectomy on one breast in her 40’s (80y) I have it on one with the lump that you can feel under my arm when you slide your hand up and down, so it’s not within the breast And I was thinking about doing a lumpectomy as well. They started me with chemo, which this is my fifth one so far my experience I lost Hair on third chemo. I had two heart palpitations now and I’m experiencing tingling in my fingers. No one knows exactly whether the cancer will come back on the other breast or anywhere within your body. The decision really would be up to you. Some people do both just so they won’t have to deal with it later.