Single or double mastectomy?
On the 27th of March this year I was manning a stand at the Every Woman Expo. Our stand was right next to the breast screen truck. I’m 46 years old, no family history and had been told in a health ass...
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Hi @JayMB. I had a BMX after a diagnosis of cancer in the right boob. I had a strong family history of BC so it was on the cards from the start. My breast surgeon actually initiated the discussion.
My mother had a mastectomy in 1986 and said she wished she'd been given the option to have the other one off. She's a worrier and loathed the anxiety she had to endure every year.
It was not an easy decision for me. Having chemo gave me time to think but it was months of agonising. Using the BRECONDA tool was useful.
It turned out I have a gene mutation so it was a very good thing I had lefty off. I have no regrets (sadness yes, but no regrets) and my relief at not having an annual mammogram knows no bounds.
There's no right or wrong, and the only surgeon I'd even DREAM of letting tell me I was silly would be one who's also had breast cancer. How rude and insensitive! No feelings are "silly" when it comes to cancer. There's no wrong or right. Undisturbed, flat or reconstructed, the only person who has to be comfortable with your decision is YOU. K xox
My mother had a mastectomy in 1986 and said she wished she'd been given the option to have the other one off. She's a worrier and loathed the anxiety she had to endure every year.
It was not an easy decision for me. Having chemo gave me time to think but it was months of agonising. Using the BRECONDA tool was useful.
It turned out I have a gene mutation so it was a very good thing I had lefty off. I have no regrets (sadness yes, but no regrets) and my relief at not having an annual mammogram knows no bounds.
There's no right or wrong, and the only surgeon I'd even DREAM of letting tell me I was silly would be one who's also had breast cancer. How rude and insensitive! No feelings are "silly" when it comes to cancer. There's no wrong or right. Undisturbed, flat or reconstructed, the only person who has to be comfortable with your decision is YOU. K xox