Laura

I had my ovaries out because both of my cancers were very eostrogen positive, and when my blood was tested, my eostrogen levels were very high. Since I already had 5 years of tamoxifen between 2002 and 2007, my oncologist didn't want me having it again. She thought femara would be best for me but as its only for post menopausal women, I had my ovaries removed. I had chemo in 2002, and again this time around. The chemo had put me into temporary menopause, but my ovaries were quite robust and looked like they would kick back into action. I asked my oncologist if she would remove her other boob if she was in my position and she said yes without any hesitation. She is involved with lots of international studies and clinical trials and I trust her advice completely. Her husband is a breast surgeon too. I didn't think I'd be too fussed about reconstruction, but after having no boob for 11 months, I'm very keen to have boobs and a cleavage again! I find the prosthesis a bit of a pain, and my plastic surgeon showed me some awesome photos of his patients who had the same procedure I'm going to have. My breast surgeon who did my lumpectomy in 2002 and my mastectomy in 2011 also agreed having the other boob off was a good idea. I asked her if I was over reacting by wanting it done, and she said that it was a sound medical decision and was very common now. What will your treatment be like this time around? xx Jane