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Preventative mastectomy decision - young mum
Hello, Are there any young mums out there, without BRCA, who have chosen to have a preventative mastectomy of the other side at the time of reconstruction? I am a young 34yo mum who was diagnose...
There is no need to remove lymph nodes unless you have significant evidence that nodes are affected, which means that the cancer may have spread, to an extent. Preventative mastectomy therefore should not put you at risk of lymphoedema (bearing in mind that primary lymphoedema can be caused by other things). I have some comments on the other thread too. Best of luck, it's a bugger of a thing to decide about.