masectomy
has anyone had one breast removed because of cancer and CHOSEN to have the other removed as well as a precautionary measure ???
Pros and cons??????
sandy
Forum Discussion
Hi Julia, I got the same advice from my surgeon...she told me removing the other breast was pointless (even though it has benign cysts). She told me that they keep at very close eye on it and that there was no need to remove the 'healthy' breast. Yes the pain from the lymph node removal is terrible...shoulder and arm...but it does get better in time. I'm sorry I dont have the answers...for what its worth, I just wanted to let you know that I got the same response from my surgeon, cheers Celeste