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Patricia · 04-07-2006, 10:46 PM

Hi Fourboysmom,

I had pretty much gotten my head around getting a mastectomy if the calcifications were a problem. I was trying to psych up prior to the biopsy so that I knew I could handle it if I needed. I do sometimes wonder if it would have been better to just get a mastectomy originally, but my surgeon was a real breast conservation advocate and honestly it all happened so fast that I just did what I was told. I was diagnosed on 7/22 and had surgery on 7/29. If I were to do it all over again, I would get the mastectomy. The fear is a bit overwhelming every now and again and I think if I had gotten the mastectomy that maybe I wouldn't worry so much.

Do you know why your onc. recommended your drug combo? I always wonder when we have such similar diagnoses and are given different drugs. When were you diagnosed?

Where are you in Connecticut? I grew up in Portland. I have been in San Francisco for almost 20 years, but I still miss CT sometimes, especially in the fall or summer, when I wish I could bring my kids to the beach the way I did when I was a kid. The beaches here are very cold with dangerous waves, so it is a totally different experience.

Patricia

04-07-2006, 10:46 PM	#13
Patricia Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 96	Hi Fourboysmom, I had pretty much gotten my head around getting a mastectomy if the calcifications were a problem. I was trying to psych up prior to the biopsy so that I knew I could handle it if I needed. I do sometimes wonder if it would have been better to just get a mastectomy originally, but my surgeon was a real breast conservation advocate and honestly it all happened so fast that I just did what I was told. I was diagnosed on 7/22 and had surgery on 7/29. If I were to do it all over again, I would get the mastectomy. The fear is a bit overwhelming every now and again and I think if I had gotten the mastectomy that maybe I wouldn't worry so much. Do you know why your onc. recommended your drug combo? I always wonder when we have such similar diagnoses and are given different drugs. When were you diagnosed? Where are you in Connecticut? I grew up in Portland. I have been in San Francisco for almost 20 years, but I still miss CT sometimes, especially in the fall or summer, when I wish I could bring my kids to the beach the way I did when I was a kid. The beaches here are very cold with dangerous waves, so it is a totally different experience. Patricia Last edited by Patricia; 04-07-2006 at 10:49 PM..