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I really struggled with the choice of a single or bilateral mastectomy (we were looking to start a family and there were things I wanted to experience).  Lumpectomy with radiation wasn't really a viable option for me and it also decreased the options of having a reconstruction later (I was 32 when I had my operation).

Whilst I think that I had it pretty easy, I am very glad that I went with the bilateral option as I don't think that I would be able to handle going through it again. 

My husband and I recently celebrated the anniversary of my initial operation and we reflected on the last year.  If the doctors told us at the beginning of the journey that I would be pretty much back to normal (with slight limitations on my upper body strength and flexibility) within 4 months of the initial surgery we wouldn't have believed anyone.