The right treatment for me
My doctors at CTCA recommended that I receive intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). With this approach, radiation is administered once during surgery.
My mother had a mastectomy in 1964, as did two of my aunts on her side of the family. None of them died from cancer. This family history was a major factor in figuring out the appropriate treatment for me. I also wanted something as minimally invasive as possible so I could get on with my life as soon as possible. The IORT procedure provided me that.
Yet there was still some unknown. Until the surgery was done, no one can say for sure how large the malignancy was. Fortunately, the tumor turned out to be just .47 cm, and I had a minimal number of lymph nodes removed (three).
The night after my surgery, I slept well. Hospitals are often noisy, but at CTCA, the nurse came to ask if I’d like the door closed and the lights out. After a good night’s rest, I was ready to go home the next day.
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