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Thanks everyone, @LouiseTurner you are right it is a massive decision and I'm annoyed at myself as I've had 5 months of chemo to consider it but was going with the lumpectomy and have just recently turned my mind to masectomy. I now need to decide fairly soon as they will operate in about 4 weeks. It's interesting as my medical team have said that a masectomy is not required and chance of recurrence in the breast is low, however I keep hearing about people getting a new cancer in the other breast or same one sometimes 15 years later. My medical team also said they deal with the facts and don't take into account the emotional side of ongoing fear of recurrence and I need to work out can I live with being called back for biopsies in the future etc. What I find difficult is to imagine myself In the future when I'm not as consumed by breast cancer and how I would cope with monitoring my breast etc.4Views0likes0CommentsImplant Question
Hi Ladies, I'm wondering if I could get some advice please- I am nearly finished my chemo and need to make a decision about surgery. I am eligible for a lumpectomy and was going down that path until recently. I am now thinking of having a skin and nipple saving double mastectomy. I'm 40 and although my doctors are telling me that a lumpectomy is the way to go I just don't know if I can cope with the constant worry and tests in the future. I do tend to have lumpy breasts and they are a DD size. I spoke to a breast surgeon yesterday who said they could do a skin and nipple saving surgery with immediate implants which sounds good but I will need to stay around the same size. One thing she mentioned was as I am of a fairly small frame ( short & 50kg) the implants may feel really heavy as opposed to my real breast. It's such a big decision, if anyone has any advice I would be grateful.226Views0likes10Comments
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