Advice please...

Hi Donna ; it's a tough decision but in the final wash-up it's one I think you can only make for yourself , your own life circumstance and what is going to "sit " with your psyche the most comfortably going forward . I ended up choosing to have a double mastectomy for lots of reasons and I would do it again in a heartbeat . I am comfortable , symmetrical, no more mammograms ever. I either put my prostheses in which look exactly like my old boobs ( granted they were small!) or I get around flat and free . As it turned out my " good breast" had a significant amount of precancerous changes in the ducts , none of which had ever shown up on any imaging , so it was a bit of a time bomb anyway . It is also now likely I may have the BRCA gene so it was a good thing as I would have needed the other breast removed anyway . It's so hard at the stage you are, because so much is still a bit up in the air until the final pathology is done and there is a clear plan of forward treatment . The surgeon explained to me that it's really important to go step by step . The tough part is that it means lots of waiting for pathology , test results etc which can do your head in a bit but it's the best way . Just tough at times ! We are all so different and I think sometimes the best guide is your own intuition . All the very best to you Donna with whatever decision you make :) xxx Karen