I don't know if it's any help @Scorpio101. When I had my surgery, my surgeon didn't want to talk about it. After active treatment, he was more open about a discussion. He said that the here was no obvious physical reason to remove the other one but if my anxiety became too much, that was reason enough. I have not had recon and am still undecided about it as I really can't face the thought of more surgery at the moment. If I do decide to do it, it will be a tummy flap so I will only get one shot at having the same thing for both sides. So, while it's not giving you a clear answer, maybe it might help you to decide why you might be thinking one way or the other.