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Double mastectomy for single DCIS?
Hi! New to this so bear with me. I was diagnosed last week with high grade , large DCIS multifocal Pr +40% and Er - left breast 6cm. Being smaller breasted it is likely i will lose the breast and in...
I had cancer in both breasts, however if I only one had required one be removed I insisted I would want both breasts removed. My surgeon said he would do that, so yes it is possible. Location of tumours, diagnosis and size of my breasts allowed me to keep them both. I do think you would have to push for both to be removed and if it is on the grounds of your mental health suffering I am quite sure they would remove both. Another forum member and myself supported one member who was being told she could only have one removed, and she was most distraught, and she managed to get them removed in the one surgery. Originally they were telling her no she couldn't as all the surgery was booked and only allowed time for one breast to be removed.
Do not put up with being told you will need to come back another time for the other breast to be removed. That is not the case, but you will need to push your case in the public hospital system, but don't be fobbed off. Wishing you all the best.
Do not put up with being told you will need to come back another time for the other breast to be removed. That is not the case, but you will need to push your case in the public hospital system, but don't be fobbed off. Wishing you all the best.