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Misha,
Wish I had a crystal ball but I don't. Your decision is a very difficult one and whatever you decide just make sure that you are comfortable with your decision.
I opted for a bialteral mastectomy and have no regrets. My reasons were many -- large tumor, extensive calcifictions in good breast, dense breasts, lymph node involvement, and an extremely extensive history of both breast and ovarian cancer on both my mother's and father's side.
I can not offer you an advice, just be at peace with whatever decision you make.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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