The good news is the previous TBI risks cancel out the risks of not having radiotherapy again (and the oncologist radiologist is cuuute). So therefore I am having radiotherapy after surgery.
The bad news is it will be for at least 5 weeks (not 3 or 4) and won’t start potentially until April (my birthday month).
On the flip side when all this is said and done the risks if it reoccurring are down to 1 – 2% and the only reconstruction option is flap reconstruction after radiotherapy, so all the choices I have made so far have been serindipidously correct.
Dr Dreosti has also agreed to reduce cost of out of pocket expenses!
Murray arrives tomorrow.
Happy days xx
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Silver linings – got to love them. 1-2 % chance of reoccurring is brilliant news – makes me VERY happy. Can’t wait to meet Murray xxxx
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