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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 710114" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Sorry to hear this CTMOM, to me, this sounds horribly unfair!</p><p></p><p>I agree with going for the double mastectomy. My BFF's wife had a lumpectomy about 12 years ago.</p><p></p><p>She opted out of chemo, underwent radiation therapy, and was deemed cured after 5 years with-no recurrance.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, the cancer came back in her upper spine and then spread to hr lungs and liver. She died last year.</p><p></p><p>My BFF, her wife, died of sepsis a few months before, and J, who's cancer had recurred a few months earlier, in my opinion just gave up on living without her beloved. (They had been together for 36 years and had married as soon as same-sex marriage became the law of the land.</p><p></p><p>Had J had the full double mastectomy we were encouraging here to have initially and had she not been afraid of the cognitive side-effects of tamoxifen, she might still be around today.</p><p></p><p>From what it sounds like, your cancer was still caught fairly early, and you are going after it aggressively. I hope everything goes well for you, and that your insurance covers reconsstruction if so desired.</p><p></p><p>I saw a documentary the other night about a group of women tattoo artists who are doing gorgeous, one of a kind tattoos over mastectomy scars. I like the tattoos much better than the reconstructions myself,though reconstructed breast can have tattoos also. Something to consider once you are healed. This group works pro-bono.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 710114, member: 1963"] Sorry to hear this CTMOM, to me, this sounds horribly unfair! I agree with going for the double mastectomy. My BFF's wife had a lumpectomy about 12 years ago. She opted out of chemo, underwent radiation therapy, and was deemed cured after 5 years with-no recurrance. Unfortunately, the cancer came back in her upper spine and then spread to hr lungs and liver. She died last year. My BFF, her wife, died of sepsis a few months before, and J, who's cancer had recurred a few months earlier, in my opinion just gave up on living without her beloved. (They had been together for 36 years and had married as soon as same-sex marriage became the law of the land. Had J had the full double mastectomy we were encouraging here to have initially and had she not been afraid of the cognitive side-effects of tamoxifen, she might still be around today. From what it sounds like, your cancer was still caught fairly early, and you are going after it aggressively. I hope everything goes well for you, and that your insurance covers reconsstruction if so desired. I saw a documentary the other night about a group of women tattoo artists who are doing gorgeous, one of a kind tattoos over mastectomy scars. I like the tattoos much better than the reconstructions myself,though reconstructed breast can have tattoos also. Something to consider once you are healed. This group works pro-bono. [/QUOTE]
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