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G. Ann, I have also been thinking about your thead. I read it quickly today and then tonight searched and searched and FINALLy found it!
I had DCIS on both breasts, lumpectomies in BOTH breasts, rads in both breasts. (about 6 yrs apart per breast) This does not include the numerous bioposy that showed negativity, ultrasounds and you name it.
In 2006 I finally had my bilat mastectomy with reconstruction.
What I wanted to say in regards to your situation, if there may be any doubt that the stereotactic biopsy could miss the calcification that does show cancer cells, being that you said there is a cluster of calcifications, then I would highly recommend you go for the mastectomy.
I was also very small like you. When I look back, lumpectomies to conserve my breasts were in reality more like partial mastectomies anyways! I am very content and happy with my mastectomy and reconstruction.
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*** MARYANNE *** aka HARRIECANARIE
1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen
2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy
2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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