Breast augmentation after cancer??

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  • jane84
    jane84 Member Posts: 63 ✭
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    @melclarity My lumpectomy is booked in now but I still question if it's the right choice, so many woman now seem to go the full mastectomy, regardless of negative genetic results as I suppose they aren't the only indicator.  Its such a hard decision to make as the mastectomy certainly gives piece of mind, but so full on and reconstruction is serious surgery.  At the moment I like my boobs all be it a bit saggy....lol, hence the want for augmentation, but would I be better off just taking them off and starting again, who knows. And at 34 Im concious of my body image, but at what cost.  I think if I had a reaccurance I would do as you did.  It's so hard to know if I am making the right decisions.  Everyone's situation is so so different I guess there's no right or wrong answers.
  • SoldierCrab
    SoldierCrab Member Posts: 3,445 ✭
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    Jane84 the right answer is the right answer for you and your circumstances .... like you said we are all different and all have varying degrees of BC and types etc..... 
    Do what you feel right about for you.... being led by your team they know what they believe is going to be the best outcome for you. 

  • melclarity
    melclarity Member Posts: 3,502 ✭
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    @jane84 I disagree, I don't think most people jump straight to a mastectomy at all. It really is dependent on their situation and diagnosis. I was only ER+ BRCA 1 & 2 negative and no node involvement. I had a mastectomy/diep flap recon 1yr after treatment as preventative, and only because I had a recurrence. There's so many factors to sift through in your own personal situation. The genetic counselors were so great, their recommendation was exactly as I thought. They also said the risk of anything in my other breast is like the normal population as they are unrelated. I wasn't going to get rid of them both to be honest for peace of mind, it was a very traumatic decision to get there. I'm happy with the way I look now but its been a long hard road, massive surgery. I still believe the path I chose was one I could cope with, the lumpectomies were more than enough. I know though when I look at what happened to me I would have chosen surgery over chemo, thats my only hindsight moment. Its a tough one, but don't jump into anything go slow, do your homework and really work with your Specialists with your diagnosis to get a full understanding of it and what it means moving forward. x

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