HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post

KirisMum · 11-09-2010, 04:15 AM

Thanks, girls. Yes, they have counseled from the beginning she will probably need a mastectomy. She is of course hoping for a lumpectomy but she's realistic. Even at first, she was willing to have a bilateral, but her onco and bs said that there is no clear advantage to taking both in terms of the cancer as her right breast looks clear on u/s, mammogram, and breast MRI. (Because she is so young and her breasts are very dense, they did all three for her diagnosis.)

I have to say I would rest easier if she had a BMX, but that's her call.

11-09-2010, 04:15 AM	#5
KirisMum Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 186	Re: Sentinel node biopsy results Thanks, girls. Yes, they have counseled from the beginning she will probably need a mastectomy. She is of course hoping for a lumpectomy but she's realistic. Even at first, she was willing to have a bilateral, but her onco and bs said that there is no clear advantage to taking both in terms of the cancer as her right breast looks clear on u/s, mammogram, and breast MRI. (Because she is so young and her breasts are very dense, they did all three for her diagnosis.) I have to say I would rest easier if she had a BMX, but that's her call.