What was your ONCOtype dx score

Hi, I had ILC, stage 2 ( 2.1 cm tumor) ER/PR positive, HER negative, BRC 1&2 negative, Oncotype 14. No chemo, have been on Arimidex for 13 months now. I opted for a single mastectomy mainly because my tumor was in my left breast and I did not want to risk having radiation treatments so close to my heart. The mastectomy was very do-able.  I started gentle exercises as soon as the drains were out and at 6 weeks, I was back on my yoga mat!  

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 it's an overwhelming time when you are first diagnosed and trying to figure out a whole new world where bc takes center stage.  I didn't make any decisions until I recieved my score, and  I was an 11-no chemo.

  All the pieces of the puzzle are put together, including the oncotype  and you make the decision that you hope will be the best for you.

Please don't make a surgical decision out of fear, and until you have had at least two opinions and have done some research about all available options.   You will reach the right decision, just give all of it some time to sink in.

Hi

we have similar stats-my oncotype was 27--intermediate-- I had a lumpectomy and 4 rounds of chemo and radiation--about 2.5 years out and doing fine!

HI. I know that you must be feeling overwhelmed and wondering how to make some of these decisions. The decision to have a mx (unilateral) rather than a lumpectomy was made for me since the MRI (following the mammogram which found tumor #1) found an additional tumor remote from the first one. Two lumpectomies in one breast would have left me with a very mishapen breast and at that point I was also skittish about ILC being multifocal and there being more brewing in that breast, since they already found two. Having a mx is not an easy decision, but one slight advantage was that I didn't need rads. My oncotype was 17 and I was advised specifically against having chemo. Ironically the idea of NOT having chemo scared me, like perhaps I wasn't doing enough! I went and got two more opinions who concurred adamently, one even saying that chemo would be an out and out bad thing to do in my situation. Not enough benefit vs the potential harm. So I am taking Zometa 2x a year IV and am on tamoxifen. Good luck with your decisions.