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Hi Susan --
I agree with the others but at some point you must be in charge and confident in your medical team. As someone mentioned on another thread, our physicians "work" for us and we pay their salary. Once you feel confident in how aggressive you want to be with your treatment, you just need to find a doctor who will support your opinion and reaffirm your decision.
I did a lot of research and wanted to be the most aggressive in my treatment for a recurrence after 7 years -- I did a mast with reconstruction, 4 treatments of Taxol, a complete hysterectomy, Herceptin for 1-year, and am also on Arimedex. After my initial diagnosis for Stage 1 - IDC, I did a lumpectomy with radiation (1998) but didn't know I was Her2+.
Try to ask yourself what course of treatment will provide you with the highest level of peace of mind and enable you to move beyond treatment with less concern about recurrence. Unfortunately, this is an inexact science and doctors like us, have their own opinions as to what works. Also, each of us are individuals and our bodies and cancers are different. So...no one has a crystal ball.
Good luck with your decision -- thanks for allowing us to provide our opinions.
Jill
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