Forum Discussion
Second time around
I had breast cancer eight years ago, had lumpectomy, radiation and five years meds. After mammogram in August they discovered dcis in other breast, after operation to remove they found small invasive ...
Hi pink I was diagnosed in early Feb and I opted for double mastectomy and have no regrets. I'm only 38 and have 2 small boys so wanted to eliminate a chance of recurrence as much as I could. I know there are no guarantees but I couldn't handle the stress of wondering and waiting for it to happen to the other breast and couldn't handle the stress everytime before a mammogram if I left the other breast. They were my reasons and I am so happy I did make that decision for me. I finished my chemo this week and start radiation in a couple of weeks. Reconstruction for me will have to be expanders and implants because I don't have enough excess flesh but not going to worry about that untill next year when my body has recovered x