Hi Sister, thank you for the extra questions to consider. I've been told radiation can cause skin tightness and possible changes in the fat in the recon. And you are right - it can only be done once and recurrence needs to be considered. BS has said statistically I'm at the same risk of recurrence as anyone who has never presented with breast cancer (I will triple check this at my next appointment). Until this (lovely) journey started I never considered changing my breast size or any part of my body. Not that I've always been confident about my body, its just that this is me. I think that maybe why going smaller (and seeing more tummy even though it hasn't changed) is playing on my mind. I've noticed on a few posts lumpectomy can lead to revisions or mastectomy. follow up mammogram and ultrasound aren't showing lymph involvement but I assume only the node test will confirm that. I will keep working on my pro and con lists for both options.
