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tricia keegan · 12-06-2010, 01:37 PM

Joanna, I was 2b highly triple pos with positive nodes and chose a lumpectomy, my surgeon did'nt want to recommend one over the other and said it was my choice! Five years on I'd like to think this was right for ME, but like Becky, my decision may be different if I had a local recurrance.

My niece was diagnosed last year too at age thirty one, she did a lumpectomy, chemo etc but they missed an area when first dx so she ended up having a mast along with more chemo!
Thankfully she just got the all clear and is doing well now, good luck to your niece in making her decision.

12-06-2010, 01:37 PM	#11
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: mastectomy or partial mastectomy? Joanna, I was 2b highly triple pos with positive nodes and chose a lumpectomy, my surgeon did'nt want to recommend one over the other and said it was my choice! Five years on I'd like to think this was right for ME, but like Becky, my decision may be different if I had a local recurrance. My niece was diagnosed last year too at age thirty one, she did a lumpectomy, chemo etc but they missed an area when first dx so she ended up having a mast along with more chemo! Thankfully she just got the all clear and is doing well now, good luck to your niece in making her decision. __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!