Double Masectomy or radiation
Hi, I'm new to this forum, I'm 42 and was diagnosed with early breast cancer 7 weeks ago. Hormone +ve herceptin -ve I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy and am healing well. The nodes cam...
Forum Discussion
Hi it’s an intensely personal decision and not an easy one.
My situation was slightly different , I had a 5.5cm ( lobular hormone positive) tumour in left breast that didn’t show up on mammogram , I found the lump.
Because of the size I had to have a mastectomy.
I initially had the other breast reduced ( had been E cup) and a tissue expander placed in the left breast for delayed DIEP flap surgery.
A number of ( well meaning ) people said to me “ aren’t you going to get the other one removed too?.
I said “ why would I do that it’s perfectly healthy”.
I had a good talk to my breast cancer surgeon who told me there was a 10 percent chance i would get cancer in the other breast and that some of his patients had a double mastectomy even though they had no genetic predisposition to breast cancer.
I talked to a number of people including my GP and other ladies who had “ done the double” and decided to go that route.
I didn’t want the anxiety of wondering if it would attack the other breast and next time I might need chemotherapy as well ( dodged it this time).
I had the surgery 7 weeks ago and have a feeling of huge relief.
The reclaim your curves website is vey good and they also have a Facebook group.
All the best with whatever you decide.
My situation was slightly different , I had a 5.5cm ( lobular hormone positive) tumour in left breast that didn’t show up on mammogram , I found the lump.
Because of the size I had to have a mastectomy.
I initially had the other breast reduced ( had been E cup) and a tissue expander placed in the left breast for delayed DIEP flap surgery.
A number of ( well meaning ) people said to me “ aren’t you going to get the other one removed too?.
I said “ why would I do that it’s perfectly healthy”.
I had a good talk to my breast cancer surgeon who told me there was a 10 percent chance i would get cancer in the other breast and that some of his patients had a double mastectomy even though they had no genetic predisposition to breast cancer.
I talked to a number of people including my GP and other ladies who had “ done the double” and decided to go that route.
I didn’t want the anxiety of wondering if it would attack the other breast and next time I might need chemotherapy as well ( dodged it this time).
I had the surgery 7 weeks ago and have a feeling of huge relief.
The reclaim your curves website is vey good and they also have a Facebook group.
All the best with whatever you decide.