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Purplediamond
12 years agoMember
Not sure what's to come...
Hi all. This is my first entry on this faulous site.
I was first diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer in Sept 2001. A successful lumpectomy followed.
I was diagnosed again (DCIS, same breast, same s...
shmoo
12 years agoMember
Good luck with your decision. We are all different and we need to do what we feel most comfortable with. I also wanted to feel symmetrical with my reconstruction and knew I would get a much better result with a bilateral mastectomy. My chances of recurrence to the other side was slightly increased and this was enough to prompt me to chose a double mastectomy.
All the best for your surgery in October!