Preventative mastectomy?

Hi @jtee I was diagnosed with ILC in my left breast and decided immediately that I wanted a double mastectomy. I had very large, dense breasts and I had years of mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsies and I knew that  I just could not handle the anxiety of that in the future. I had chemo first and then had the surgery where expanders were placed immediately under the muscle. I had the surgery in June 2020 and the implants placed in the December of that year. I am very happy with all of my decisions and the outcome of my reconstruction. When I got the pathology after the surgery, I had clear margins, but interestingly, there were ‘abnormal’ cells in my right breast - not cancer, but the surgeon said they would have needed monitoring at some stage. This confirmed to me that I had made the right decision. I would totally recommend having a really good discussion with your medical team about your options. I also tried to imagine how I was going to feel at each mammogram in the future. Take care. Treatment is so challenging in so many ways, but you are getting through it. M x