Anybody have a mastectomy scheduled for LCIS?

Hi Shabby, I am almost 4 weeks out from BMX. I am in the TE phase and although I've had some difficulties I still would choose the same thing. I had SNB as well and all nodes were clear. The pathology on the right breast showed LCIS as well (initially only found on

Left breast) and my BS said he thinks I dodged a bullet by choosing PBMX.

Janet-----praying you get only good clear results tomorrow !

anne 

I had a PMX and when the BS went over the pathogy the LCIS made him say that I had made the right call.

Thanks Shabby. Slowly starting to feel human again.

Loriio, wow!  What an outcome.  Did you make a great choice to go ahead with BMX!  So happy they caught that little ILC and nipped it right in the bud! 

I know it is very scary to find the ILC and must have been quite a blow.  However, it is really great that you got rid of it.  So glad that it is super small and now OUT of your body.

Will you now be taking any hormonal meds?  That might be something to consider. 

One of my questions prior to surgery was, "what if we find something small, like 2mm invasive, that the MRI didn't see?"  My surgeon felt that if such were the case he would not go back to do aux node dissection and we would take hormonal treatment and that would be the end of it.

My friend had a lumpectomy for ADH and they unexpectedly found 2mm invasive ductal.  Clean margins.  They did the sentinel, which was clean, radiation and she takes hormonals.  If she had MX, they would not have done radiation, just hormonals.  So it sounds like you are in the same camp.

Turns out my micro invasion was only 1mm. My MO believes the risk of the tamoxifen is greater than the benefit. I am in fairly good shape and I will continue with strength training once I am physically able. My MO also is referring me to a nutritionist for estrogen inhibiting foods. My DH and I feel good about it. I was actually relieved that my MO was really opposed to it in my sutuation. However, if the area of ILC had been a higher grade or even 1/2cm bigger, he would have recommended the Tamoxifin.

Shabby,

shabby---hope everything went smoothly today and that your recovery goes well.

anne 

Shabby's been posting in another thread.  Sounds like all went well.  I'm going to PM her so she posts here as well!

October 1st is my surgery date.  Actually looking forward to it.  I am SO tired of getting up at 4 am regardless of when I go to bed.  I know it's nothing more than anxiety - I did this during the 18 months my Mom was going through her lung cancer experience (trying to avoid the word Journey) and afterwards while dealing with arrangements, estate, and sibling drama.  It's been a bad trip on the zipper ride for the past two years.  Just for RIGHT NOW, I am OK.  That's what matters.

So glad you are recovering well Shabby!  You sound so much less anxious.  Good to hear  you are post surgery and feeling better.  Hoping right along with you that your path report is excellent!