We had a long day in Seattle yesterday and we had some good news come out of it. My mom does not have the genetic breast cancer, so she has more options in terms of her care. Also, I won't be at a higher risk of breast cancer than the general public and neither will Delaney. All good news.
We spent a very long time at the breast surgeon's office and had a very long talk with her. We liked her a lot this visit and she listened to my mom's concerns as well as mine and did not discount anything that we had to say.
We learned that she has some more options in terms of surgery, reconstruction, and medical intervention. Right now, we are considering a single mastectomy with concurrent or delayed reconstruction. Other options are a lumpectomy with radiation, or a double mastectomy with concurrent or delayed reconstruction.
Today we have an appointment with an oncologist to get to know her before we begin the process with her. I'm already thinking of questions I have to ask her :)
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