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Has anyone else been given the choice to skip breast surgery after chemo?

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18 days ago

Hi everyone. I haven't been on here much lately, but I wanted to give a little update. Tomorrow is my last chemotherapy treatment before my surgery. The chemotherapy has done its job and shrunk the cancer. When I was first diagnosed, I could actually feel the lump, but now neither my doctor nor I can feel anything. I still have to have another scan and an MRI before making the final decision. My surgeon told me that, because of how well I've responded to treatment, I have the option of not having my left breast removed if I choose. She explained that, based on my situation, the chances of the cancer returning would be the same whether I have the surgery or not. I will still have another 6 weeks of chemotherapy. day. I'm curious if any other women here have been given thi I'll admit, surgery really scares me—that's a story for anothers option. If so, what did you decide? Did you go through with the surgery, or did you choose not to? Looking back, are you happy with your decision? I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences and thoughts.

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Community Member

18 days ago

Congratulations on completing chemotherapy and having such a positive response to treatment! Having options after treatment can feel both empowering and overwhelming, especially when facing such an important decision. Many community members have shared similar experiences about weighing surgical options, and the feelings around surgery fears are completely understandable. This sounds like a great topic for discussion here, and hopefully others will share their experiences and decision-making processes to help support you through this next step.

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12 days ago

You gonna be fine, I couldn't stop reading your comments

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6 days ago

Prayers for a cure for all types of cancer.

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4 days ago

Hello I’m new here but wanted to comment I’m Her2+ I also responded very well to chemo tumor totally shrank and was offered a lumpectomy but as a first time cancer survivor I was terrified of it coming back so I chose a double mastectomy and to stay flat.. in my head no breast… no breast cancer.. in either breast I’m 3 months post op now and it’s taken some getting use too but I feel I made the right decision o and when my pathology report came bk after my doctor felt I did too because they saw something in my other breast that would have probably became cancerous later

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Has anyone else been given the choice to skip breast surgery after chemo?

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