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I'm not at all surprised by these results.  Too often they forget about the emotional and psychological well being of patients after treatments.  The many who choose further breast surgery are seeking to attain symmetry and matching breasts.  How many women here have undergone a large lumpectomy with radiation are now left with uneven unmatched breasts - one droopy breast and one smaller head light?   The best is when these women can respond 20 years later and say they were satisfied with their decision!!  Good for them!!

Me too!!  I feel so lucky to have made it this far.  I never take the future for granted.

Off Topic - I just received a letter from a former employer asking if I was interested in receiving my pension early - lump sum or monthly distributions.  I just turned 58 last week.  Previously this would not have been such a hard decision - now I am very undecided.  My reality is I know I can have a scan done tomorrow and my whole world will turn inside out - just like it did on 4/18/2006....

Thanks wallycat - sound advice - I hear you.    I'll see what they send me in the detailed package.  I'm really tempted to pay off some debt.....