breast conserving surgery or mastectomy
I am trying to work out which course to take i.e. breast conserving surgery or mastectomy. My Dr has indicated breast conserving would suffice however it appears from my reading that with breast conse...
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G;day Midget
I am sorry you had to join us ladies but welcome anyway ! I am getting towards your age and hope my comments will help you.
I had a mastectomy (no other option given, nor reconstruction offered) and wish I'd known more at the time.
Now ? I would have said "cut them both off and be done with it". After two years of a 'fakie' I would rather just be flat (I was never too well-endowed anyway.
Fakies can be a nuisance on all sorts of levels from the heat factor to trying to always be sure it is level with the real one on the other side. They do, however, make one's clothing fit and look better.
Would I go for immediate reconstruction ? Not really as there is always additional surgeries and any surgery is a risk really. I am not keen on the idea of having artificial stuff inside me either.
Midget, I wish you all the best as you make your decision. Keep in touch, not that I get on line much these days, and I will try to follow your post.
Kind regards
Summer
I am sorry you had to join us ladies but welcome anyway ! I am getting towards your age and hope my comments will help you.
I had a mastectomy (no other option given, nor reconstruction offered) and wish I'd known more at the time.
Now ? I would have said "cut them both off and be done with it". After two years of a 'fakie' I would rather just be flat (I was never too well-endowed anyway.
Fakies can be a nuisance on all sorts of levels from the heat factor to trying to always be sure it is level with the real one on the other side. They do, however, make one's clothing fit and look better.
Would I go for immediate reconstruction ? Not really as there is always additional surgeries and any surgery is a risk really. I am not keen on the idea of having artificial stuff inside me either.
Midget, I wish you all the best as you make your decision. Keep in touch, not that I get on line much these days, and I will try to follow your post.
Kind regards
Summer