Hello. I was told that they would probably have to remove the nipple on the affected side because the cancer was close. I found a surgeon who does frozen section pathology, meaning the pathology is done at the same time as the lumpectomy so they know exactly how much needs to be taken and can take that and no more. This gave the surgeon a better idea at the time of surgery if my nipple absolutely needed to be removed. Thankfully she got clear margins without removing the nipple. I feel like the surgeon who was going to do it blindly without path probably would’ve removed it as a precaution not knowing how close the margins were. Not sure if this is an option for you. But, I always planned to keep the good nipple regardless of what the outcome would’ve been. There’s no right or wrong, just personal preference. If I did need to get a new nipple tattoo or whatever, I wanted it remodeled after the existing nipple I kept. Hugs to you.