Laura
Hi, my name is Laura and I am 34 years old and have just been diagnosed with Breast Cancer for the 2nd time. I am hoping to communicate/meet people who are experiencing similar feelings and emotions ...
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Yes,it's really hard getting your head around another bout of bc.You think you've done the hard yards the first time and surely won't be in the unlucky 8% who get it back. I had to have chemo the second time simply because it was a recurrence.It was the same pathology and still classed as early bc.I had no nodes to check cos all were taken the first time around.I can totally see your dilemma - take one boob or two?Even with both boobs gone,you would probably still worry that cancer was lurking somewhere else in your body.I kinda worry about that more than bc in the other boob cos I get it checked regularly.However,it sure would be a relief not to have mammograms and get all anxious about the results.Even if you don't want reconstruction at this stage,perhaps you should get all the info on it for later That may influence about what type of surgery gets done on the"good"boob. Maybe you need to ask your doc more questions so that you'll feel more comfortable about your decision.
Tonya xx