I forgot to mention, quite by coincidence, 12 months before my diagnosis my nephew's mother-in-law also had a lump, they only wanted to take the lump and she said she wanted a mastectomy. They removed the breast and 4 nodes, she was convinced she was all clear, and told me I had nothing to worry about, she had done more than they had asked with the surgery, so they assumed she needed no more treatment. She passed away 3 years ago, not long after I got my BC which was very agressive, hers had travelled to the bones, then her tumour markers were climbing but they were only scanning her chest and abdomin, a seizure showed up brain mets, she did not tolerate chemo, she then had WBR, six months later she passed away, on the other hand a friend of mine same scenario, is still well today with no treatmetns what so ever, not even tamoxefin, this disease does not discriminate, I am a guts, I take what ever is going.
Love & Hugs Lyn
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