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sassy · 11-24-2013, 05:31 PM

The calcifications would prompt me to seek a second opinion. I would womder if the calcifications are an indicator of the aggressiveness of the cancer. I had a very small tumor, but also had micro calcifications and five positive nodes. All this too had appeared in a very short time following a previous mamo.

I had a mastectomy and delayed a recon decision until after chemo and radiation.

Never had it done.

For me, and my husband, it wasn't that important. The risks of another surgery outweighed any phycological benefit. I just put my boob on like I put on the rest of my clothes.

Encourage your sister to seek the best medical information and support her in her decision based on that information. If the medical opinion leaves her options in regard to surgery and reconstruction, all the better.

My best to you both. Your sister is lucky to have your care and concern.

11-24-2013, 05:31 PM	#10
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Re: mastectomy versus lumpectomy for HER2 The calcifications would prompt me to seek a second opinion. I would womder if the calcifications are an indicator of the aggressiveness of the cancer. I had a very small tumor, but also had micro calcifications and five positive nodes. All this too had appeared in a very short time following a previous mamo. I had a mastectomy and delayed a recon decision until after chemo and radiation. Never had it done. For me, and my husband, it wasn't that important. The risks of another surgery outweighed any phycological benefit. I just put my boob on like I put on the rest of my clothes. Encourage your sister to seek the best medical information and support her in her decision based on that information. If the medical opinion leaves her options in regard to surgery and reconstruction, all the better. My best to you both. Your sister is lucky to have your care and concern. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED! Last edited by sassy; 11-24-2013 at 06:22 PM..