Dont know your whole diagnosis etc; but im pleased with the decision to have lumpdectomy-and really mascetomy wasnt offered or discussed. The fear issue with diagnosis will probably get better with time and i accept when it does come up again as part of the process. I dont see my breasts as 'ticking time bombs' which would make me want to have drastic surgery but rather feel quite protective of them --ive always liked my body and now im pleased that minimal intervention is meaning, for me, that within 6 months im now just on medication and ive worked, and mainly functioned almost as usual through out this time. Be wary of messages about 'best treatment' being mascetomies and chemotherapy or how important it is to do 'everything'--of course this might be true for some; but no blanket approach for all breast cancers!
