Double or single mastectomy
I am 77 and after 10 weeks of chemo have been offered a right mastectomy and a "clip" under local and then lumpectomy for the left breast. I am tending towards a double mastectomy. I have read up on p...
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Hi Judy. I had a tumour in my right breast. I had to go back for a re-excision for margins. The pathology revealed 4cm of DCIS that hadn't shown up in the mammograms or ultrasounds. I have a bad family history, quite dense breasts so all these factors and some others led me to have a double mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction. The pathology from that operation showed up yet more occult cells (DCIS not visible in scans).
I miss my nipples so much but I have zero regrets. I feel deeply relieved that I don't have to have a mammogram and all the associated scanxiety ever again.
I had chemotherapy but because I had no spread to nodes and a double mastectomy I did not have to have radiation.
Best of luck with your decision. Let us know how you get on. K xox
I miss my nipples so much but I have zero regrets. I feel deeply relieved that I don't have to have a mammogram and all the associated scanxiety ever again.
I had chemotherapy but because I had no spread to nodes and a double mastectomy I did not have to have radiation.
Best of luck with your decision. Let us know how you get on. K xox