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Old 06-19-2006, 09:13 AM   #11
DeeUK
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Derbyshire, UK
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Thank you all so much for your replies. I really do appreciate them

I know what you mean, Mekasan.. the few people I've talked to about this, seem to think I'm quite mad for even thinking about having both boobs done away with. But I think it's something no-one can really understand unless they've been in that situation, or very close to it.

I was reading something a few days ago.. I don't remember what it was, or where it was now. But I remember the bit that said most women in the States opt for mastectomy, over lumpectomy.
It seems to me, living in the UK, that America in general, is much better informed, and frther ahead in this field, than the UK.. so that speaks volumes to me.

I see my onc tomorrow, and I WILL speak to him about it.
I do wish now, that I'd have opted for a mastectomy, when I'd finished chemo.
I have a feeling the onc's going to roll his eyes at me, and say I should've made the decision then, instead of waiting until after radiotherapy.
I don't think they quite grasp how difficult a decision things like this can be!

Thanks again, to you all
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