Liz,
Just wondering how you made out with the swelling under your arm. What type
of breast cancer did you have. Mine was ductal carcinoma in situ.
Christine
At 08:00 AM 23/07/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Donna,
>As Carla indicated, getting a second and even a third opinion can't hurt
>and it may be the best advice. Drs rush you into making decisions that to
>them represent a day in the operating room and a few follow up
>appointments. You live with the consequences of the discision for the rest
>of your life.
>
>With all the new discoveries and precedures learn as much as possible
>before you have to take a step. The less they have to cut, the faster you
>will be back on your feet. I am not very knowledgible about cancer in
>general, but I am grateful for the good advice I was given here which was
>to get a second opinion and that led me to a lumpectomy and ancillary
>disection of the lymph nodes instead of a modified radical mastectomy. If I
>am understanding it correctly, there is now a new procedure that would be
>even less invasive. They are not doing it here yet, so it was not available
>to me. If I have a repeat situation in the other breast (which they tell
>me is a possibility since this cancer frequently mirrors itself in the
>other breast) I will search for someone who does the less invasive
procedure.
>
>Look out for yourself. Love Liz
>
>
>Liz P. Of Yakima
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