HELP
I need some feed back.
My oncologist advised me to go to a genetisist...excuse the spelling. since there is so much cancer on my mothers side..My mother had cancer and had a mastectomy and later died with lung cancer, her sister who has a twin sister died from breast cancer, the other twins youngest son was diagnosed at about 29 years of age with brain tumor, my 1st cousins daughter died at 32 after having brain turmor at about 28, my youngest son was diagnosed at 16 mo with rare type luekemia and surpassed the very low odds back then..he is now 32..
so with all that I did go to the genisist. and later the Dr. there came in (after meeting with the person interviewing me) and sat down and told me the chances of my cancer coming back is 95%.So I should consider having a double mastectomy. I know it is in God's hands. I later had an apt. with oncologist and he didn't say much except for they should NOT have talked to me about that. So hear it is several months later and I am seriously thinking about having it done now..I will be 59 in Dec. and still single after 25 yrs so its not like I will get married any time soon..
Please would like to get some feed back on weither this is recommened..anyone had that choice to make? I have 2 friends that had both removed when diagnosed..one was a nurse and she told the Dr to remove both and give her radiation even though he did not prescibe that along with her chemo..she also had a hysterectomy this made her fill safer..
Waiting to hear from my friends..
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