Eileen - Interview 24
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Eileen was diagnosed with high grade DCIS in 2002 at the age of 60. She was shocked at the diagnosis and was on her own when given the news. She was also told that she would need a mastectomy and some lymph nodes removed.
At the time of interview, Eileen had been working with a life coach and counsellor to help her get her daily life back on track, which she felt had been chaotic and hectic since the diagnosis. She was uncertain about attending for screening mammograms again because, if DCIS was diagnosed again, she was unsure how she would feel about it and about having surgery for a condition that might not progress Eileen also said she would have liked more information about the possibility of being diagnosed with DCIS before going for routine breast screening.
Eileen was interviewed for the Healthtalkonline website in 2003.
Eileen was shocked to hear she'd need a mastectomy for DCIS and to learn that DCIS is a complex condition that doctors don't yet fully understand.
Eileen was shocked to hear she'd need a mastectomy for DCIS and to learn that DCIS is a complex condition that doctors don't yet fully understand.
Rachel didn't know until afterwards what type of biopsy she'd had and would have liked more information beforehand.
Rachel didn't know until afterwards what type of biopsy she'd had and would have liked more information beforehand.
Eileen was unhappy with how her mastectomy scar looked and felt but didn't want a reconstruction.
Eileen was unhappy with how her mastectomy scar looked and felt but didn't want a reconstruction.