# Looks like I get to keep Lefty! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 20, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017 "2008-05-20T20:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/21 "2008-05-20T23:05:36Z")
Good to hear! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you and for a smooth recovery. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/22 "2008-05-20T23:12:19Z")
Great news, **ivylass**!!! I’m so glad to read this! Continued good wishes. GT ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/23 "2008-05-20T23:30:24Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] I’m partial to both of them. Do you have a favorite testicle? 😉 [/QUOTE] Well now that you mention it… 😃 Congrats, positive thoughts being sent your way. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/24 "2008-05-20T23:34:27Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] I could handle everything except the mastectomy. That terrified me. But they don’t seem to do radical mastectomies anymore… [/QUOTE] Sadly, they most certainly do. But luckily it sounds like there is no need for such a radical ( 😉 ) measure. I am so glad to hear it! And you’re attitude is just right- this thing isn’t going to beat you. Hell, it isn’t even going to put a dent in you! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/25 "2008-05-20T23:39:51Z")
I misspoke. I know radical mastectomies are still done ( **Bippy** , bless her heart, is recovering from a bilateral mastectomy) but as the first treatment of choice it seems to be falling by the wayside. The oncologist told me the days of “oh, there’s a precancerous area…off with her boob!” are gone. That, plus the recovery rate isn’t any greater than a lumpectomy mean it’s not as necessary any more. I think we’re getting there…the screenings, the treatments, the research…this is getting to be a very beatable disease. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/26 "2008-05-20T23:46:00Z")
**Ivylass** , I’m so glad for you! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/27 "2008-05-21T00:11:51Z")
great news!!! ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/28 "2008-05-21T00:28:46Z")
I’m very glad that this is going to be relatively easy on you. Smart choice for taking the time off of work, and good luck. Take it as easy as you need to. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/29 "2008-05-21T01:09:29Z")
Your attitude is awesome. Hang in there, Lefty! ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/30 "2008-05-21T01:54:32Z")
I’m so happy to hear the good news! ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/31 "2008-05-21T02:04:07Z")
Excellent :). ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/32 "2008-05-21T02:37:05Z")
Thank goodness it’s nothing that major. I’m sure that, in a few weeks, everything will be right as rain. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/33 "2008-05-21T02:40:42Z")
I’m really glad to hear that Righty won’t have to go through life lonely! Good thoughts and prayers still headed your way. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/34 "2008-05-21T09:32:58Z")
Great news, **ivylass**. My mother had what sounds like the same procedure two years ago, and came through it just great. As I have on my T-shirt for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer: “Save the Boobs” Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/35 "2008-05-21T11:11:59Z")
Congrats on the great news, **ivylass**! ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/36 "2008-05-21T11:27:18Z")
Great news, I’m very happy for you. Having been inspired to write the Mammogram song and post it on YouTube by the earlier threads I think it’s time to become reinspired and write a recovery song. How about “The Ballad of Chemo and Lefty.” Seriously though, always good to hear about a survivor. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/37 "2008-05-21T12:20:19Z")
My grandmother is 103, and she’s a 20-yr survivor!!! **Go ivylass!** ---
**Author:** ![JustThinkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@JustThinkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustThinkin)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/38 "2008-05-21T12:27:51Z")
Awesome news! ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/39 "2008-05-21T15:17:12Z")
That’s wonderful! So happy for you, **ivylass**. I hope you have a speedy recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017/40 "2008-05-21T15:35:46Z")
Hooray for boobies! Glad to hear that it looks like a clear road to recovery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-get-to-keep-lefty/450017.md?page=3)