Lumpectomy

Last night was decision time. Adam and I went to see my surgeon yesterday and had a nice long consult with him. I've been mulling this decision over for a week, so I had time to come to a well thought-out conclusion. I feel really good about this because of a few things. 

1. I have options and all of my options produce the same rate of recurrence.

2. My doctor didn't try to sway me in any way...which tells me that any choice I made was the right one for me. 

3. Why on earth would I remove healthy body parts with a mastectomy? The risks associated with it far outweigh the fear of recurrence...why would I remove a healthy breast because of something that I fear might happen 10 years down the road? Once I took fear and panic out of the equation, the choice was obvious to me. 

I'll be visiting with my brand-new oncologist and radiology oncologist in the near future...appointments were made today. It is so weird that I have an ONCOLOGIST. I'm still living in a dream.

I have an MRI scheduled first thing next week and surgery is scheduled for the 18th of August, better known as the first day of school. Great timing! I'll be able to spend the next two weeks preparing the kids for school...haircuts, school supply shopping, last minute beach trip. And then my mom comes in the weekend before the surgery to help with my soon-to-be-chaotic life. Hey, who am I kidding...it's already chaotic.