Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Hi @bronni I am glad you have joined choosing breast reconstruction, if not for anything else but to check out the photo stories.  Just be aware it can be a bit confronting to look at to begin with. The stories attached to the pics my help with your decisions. I had a bilateral recon.  I had two diagnosis of same breast but both were very soon after clear mammograms and the second was at the end of all my treatment!! My breasts were very dense and didn't image well.  That was really what helped me decide to remove my healthy breast.  It really is such a personal decision.  I think if I hadn't had the recurrence so soon after my lumpectomy/chemo and rads that I wouldn't even have had a single mastectomy. However it wasn't an option when I had the recurrence.  I initially only had the single mastectomy as there was a sense of urgency to get me back in the chemo chair (yeah) NOT.  My surgeon told me if I still wanted the other breast off then we could do it at the time of recon and so that's what I did. 
I wish you all the best and send you a big cyber hug.

Paula xxx