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My friend has just been diagnosed wiith DCIS cancer - advice please

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Firewalker50:
Hi everyone

I know Grumpy is recovering after her operation and has been fantastic at sharing her journey with us.  From that I know several members have experienced cancer too.

My friend at work has just been diagnosed with DCIS in her breast at the top end of the scale.
They said it might spread and they are pushng her to react quickly and have a mastectomy.

She asked her consultant if anyone has been diagnosed with this and decided not to have the op - and what the outcome was.  She said she does not know of anyone who decided not to have the op.

I offered to ask on here (or if you know of anyone) if anyone has been diagnosed with DCIS and opted not to have the mastectomy - and what happened.   Or did someone wait and have regular checks to see if it would progress?

She is a lovely person, has to support her constantly anxious husband and now her widowed mother who has come to live with them.   She is the one who needs the support now - and I hope they realise that.

I have suggested she contacts The MacMillan trust to discuss it and get some other advice.
Is there somewhere else you might suggest she can refer to or speak with?
She lives in Scotland.

Your advice would be much appreciated and I will share the general content of the feedback without sharing your site names etc.   

If you would prefer to share with me privately, please PM me.

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CLKD:
Sorry to hear that your friend has this diagnosis.  For me, getting the lump removed: and undergoing subsequent radiation therapy left me feeling in control and also, I felt that I was getting rid of the disease from my body.  My Surgeon went through my 'type' of disease and told me how the course of treatment and prognosis would be - and he was right, every step of the way.

My Consultant told me almost immediately that 'ladies with this condition rarely require mastectomy' - so my news was slightly different.  Had he told me that mastectomy was necessary, I would have had no hesitation at that point.  I had also decided that, should push come to shove, I would have both breasts removed and no reconstruction.  (that probably reads better  ::) )

Firewalker50:
Thanks CLKD.   x

CLKD:
Did that make sense to you  :-\ - I hope it did, reading it back it seems a bit of a muddle ..........

Firewalker50:
I think it did.  I did not seem confused - but perhaps I misunderstood.

I read it as:

YOu had it diagnosed and were advised to have lump removed.
Consultant said ladies with this rarely need mastectomy.
You opted for lump and radiation therapy and felt better feeling you were in control of decisions and disease.
If you had been advised to have mastectomy, you would have gone ahead and had double if necessary to keep it away.
Fortunately you did not and you are okay.

Is that right?    That's what I was going to tell her anyway.

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