Dates been set!
Ok so after 4 weeks of being diagnosed a date for surgery has been set. 27th November is D day. I have decided to do a bilateral mastectomy with saline implant reconstruction. Very happy with my p...
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As mine is DCIS, my specialist says I have time to think about everything. Brca gene test results back on the 7th of december and I initially said lumpectomy and radiotherapy if brca negative. Now I'm not sure. The more I read the more nervous I get. 10% chance of recurrence in other breast and 50% of the time invasive cancer. Also I thought I would have the radiotherapy and when the other gene tests are available in 5 years then think about mastectomy but apparently mastectomy and reconstruction after radiotherapy has a a higher failure rate. Apparently the skin damage from radiation doesnt heal as well.
Also the waiting is driving me insane ! I think I do want the mastectomy and read on the net about total skin sparing mastectomy and reconstruction. I think I will ring the surgeon. I will be stark raving mad if I dont sort this out before christmas.