Low Grade DCIS - Surgery to Radiation Timing?

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NSJ2
NSJ2 Member Posts: 227
edited June 2014 in DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)

Hello All

I have been told different timelines for starting Radiation after surgery for Low Grade DCIS.

Examples: 4-8 weeks after surgery; no more than 3 mos after surgery

Can anyone chime in on what their RO/Surgeon/etc. recommended. Or how long before you started your radiation after your surgery?

Thank you so much!

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NSJ2

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  • Nanam
    Nanam Member Posts: 21
    edited November 2012

    I started radiation 4 months after mastectomy and six months after original lumpectomy didn't get good margins for Grade 3 DCIS.  The reason for the wait was that I had reconstruction and the PS wanted to get as many fills in as she could before radiation.  The RO was OK with it.

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  • Bobbin
    Bobbin Member Posts: 40
    edited November 2012

    I'm going to be over 3 months...if I decide to go ahead.  The RO told me yesterday that because DCIS is non invasive, I have more time.  Of course, she said don't wait much longer as this indecision is going to drive me crazy...and she's right, I'm going crazy trying to decide!

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  • akmom
    akmom Member Posts: 272
    edited November 2012

    Hi NSJ2, I had a wire guided biopsy (lumpectomy) February 13 and started radiation April 10, so 8 weeks in between. I can't remember if the oncologist said anything about the optimum timing, sorry. Mine was intermediate grade.

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  • proudtospin
    proudtospin Member Posts: 5,972
    edited November 2012

    hmm, I had 2 lumpies then the RO pulled a mamo before starting rads and found more junk so.....back for a 3rd lumpie

    I know they were all anxious for me to get into surgery fr the 3rd one, I started the rads soon as I healed on the 3rd surgery but from first surgery to start of rads was about 2 months

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  • NSJ2
    NSJ2 Member Posts: 227
    edited November 2012

    Thank you for the responses Nanam, Bobbin, Surrey & Proud to Spin.

    Anyone else want to chime in on their experince with timing of starting rads after surgery?

    NSJ2

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  • Julie--MA
    Julie--MA Member Posts: 33
    edited November 2012

    Proud to Spin--that was my experience exactly! 

    Surgical biopsy June 24th; lumpectomy July 11; lumpectomy July 26th--then supposed to start rads, but RO wanted a new mammo, which found more calcs.  Surgical biopsy/lumpectomy  Sept. 19th (more grade 2 DCIS)and Rads began Oct. 11th.

    SO...rads began three weeks after last surgery but 3 1/2 months after diagnosis.

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