Lumpectomy then Mascetomy Poll

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Nancdancer
Nancdancer Member Posts: 47
edited April 2015 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

I am curious how many people had lumpectomy and then had mascetomy, is the only reason you ended up with mascetomy is because it came back?

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited April 2015

    Sometimes the area of concern turns out to be bigger than thought and after a couple of retries they still can't get clean margins on the lumpectomy

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  • Maureen1
    Maureen1 Member Posts: 614
    edited April 2015

    I did a lumpectomy first because I could not decide on whether I wanted a mastectomy right away. After I completed chemo I decided to go ahead with a bilateral mastectomy. It was not a recurrence, according to my pathology report from the BMX no breast cancer was detected in either breast.

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  • debiann
    debiann Member Posts: 1,200
    edited April 2015

    I couldn't make up my mind so I did lump first. I had close margins and was going to need another lump after chemo. Having more time to think about it and my recon options I did mx with DIEP instead. Very happy with the results.

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  • SmartassSmurf
    SmartassSmurf Member Posts: 157
    edited April 2015

    I did the lumpectomy first (on each side). They could not get a clear margin on the right side. I had one cyst drained at the time of lumpectomy &3 more removed. I did a lot of research. A. Lot.

    After reviewing everything, I decided that if they could not clean up that margin...it was very close to the skin...in the second surgery, I did not want to have a third surgery to do the mastectomy.

    I did a bmx, and I have not regretted it for a minute. I had dense breasts, so I was concerned future mammograms may not work. Certainly, they failed me before my diagnosis. I was also concerned with all of the "activity" going on, it would just be a matter of time & I would be dealing with another biopsy to see if I had cancer again. Not interested.

    After 10 months, I just started reconstruction & am excited to finalize my boobs and get the check out of Cumberland.

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