Mastectomy or 3rd try
I was diagnosed with grade 3 DCIS in April. I had a partial mastectomy, 3 of the locations did not have wide enough margins but were clean. Dr recommended a second surgery to get the margins needed. Heard back from him yesterday and one of the three had DCIS. The surgeon was surprised at that based on my imaging and the first path results. Options now are trying a third time for clean/wide margins or mastectomy. At this point I’m thinking of just going with trying a third time with the partial. Anyone been in a similar situation and have advice?
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@greytdog3 - Welcome to Breastcancer.org, and thanks for posting. This sounds really tough, especially after already going through two surgeries. We hope others will share their personal experiences and support to help you make the best decision alongside your medical team. It might also help to discuss the likelihood of clear margins next time, what recovery would look like in each scenario, and how this could affect radiation or other treatments. Take a look at this article from our main site—it may help as well:
Please come back to let us know how you're doing and what you decide. We're here for you!
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