Single or double mastectomy.?
Hi everyone, Thanks for adding me in here , I am recently diagnosed with DCIS on my right breast ( extensive, intermediate grade ) . My surgery date is on 18th Nov . I feel overwhelmed with everyt...
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Hi August
I was an E cup and initially had a reduction in the non cancer breast to a C cup and had a skin sparing mastectomy with insertion of tissue expander of the cancer breast (5.5cm lobular, not picked up on a mammogram).
I was planning to just have the DIEP flap reconstruction in the cancer breast but then changed my mind to have a double mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction of both breasts.
Mainly as I knew I would be consumed with anxiety for the rest of my life ( I am 63) about getting cancer in the other breast.
My Dr said I had a 10 percent chance of cancer appearing in the other breast, many people would take those odds and deal with it if and when it happened.
Me, I decided to go the double and be done with it.
Its an extremely personal decision and I did look at the Reclaim your curves website as well as posts on here and talked to my GP as well as my breast cancer surgeon who said he would support whatever decision I made.
The DIEP reconstruction surgery is a big surgery, not for the faint hearted, but 3 months on I am both relieved and happy.
All the best with whatever you decide.
I was an E cup and initially had a reduction in the non cancer breast to a C cup and had a skin sparing mastectomy with insertion of tissue expander of the cancer breast (5.5cm lobular, not picked up on a mammogram).
I was planning to just have the DIEP flap reconstruction in the cancer breast but then changed my mind to have a double mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction of both breasts.
Mainly as I knew I would be consumed with anxiety for the rest of my life ( I am 63) about getting cancer in the other breast.
My Dr said I had a 10 percent chance of cancer appearing in the other breast, many people would take those odds and deal with it if and when it happened.
Me, I decided to go the double and be done with it.
Its an extremely personal decision and I did look at the Reclaim your curves website as well as posts on here and talked to my GP as well as my breast cancer surgeon who said he would support whatever decision I made.
The DIEP reconstruction surgery is a big surgery, not for the faint hearted, but 3 months on I am both relieved and happy.
All the best with whatever you decide.