Seeking Alternatives to Mastectomy for Stage 1 Breast Cancer

Allison… I have stage 1 cancer. They right away want to perform a masectomy only because the tumor being located behind the nipple makes them concerned toward a lumpectomy. I said no way to a masectomy. The surgeon then thinking out loud said that maybe they could cut-off the nipple & sew it back on elsewhere. No way will I allow that. All my research screams NO! The doctor on “Botched” states NO! The nipple will die if you do that. They do not perform oconplasty here, so if they think they might need to take a bit more than usual for a lumpectomy they simply jump into cutting out the boob instead. My body will reject a silicone implant due to my autoimmune disease. Oncoplasty is the only thing I would consider where they do a reduction, then use your own breast tissues to rebuild the breast. Or if my tumor shrinks down to near nothing, then a very skilled lumpectomy alone might be enough surgery. The size is 2.3cm or smaller as the Letrozole has been shrinking the tumor.