Deciding

Like the fiddler on the roof (aka Karl fiddling on the roof?), we have gone back and forth. On the one hand...but on the other....

So, the updates: Deb's MRI did not show anything, and her mamogram did not show anything. That is good news, but then neither of these imaging methods do very well in showing ductal carcinoma--which is why the biopsy was necessary in the first place. The good news is that things are probably contained in the ducts. But break-away cells might have gone down the tubes, so to speak. That is why a partial mastectomy would have to be followed by radiation therapy. Radiation therapy can have some nasty side effects, and still does not rule out other cancer cells forming in the future.

On the other hand, the total mastectomy option seems severe, but certain. In a life full of uncertainties, it looks like we are opting for what might be as certain as can be. Reconstruction process begins with the surgery. Surgery will possibly be scheduled in the next two weeks.

Meanwhile the guy fiddling on the roof is now on seizure medication. Hopefully he won't loose his head on the roof again