Profilatic mascetomy
Just wondering how many ladies have opted to have a double mastectomy with cancer only in one breast to try and eliminate the possibility of it coming back. Also was your choice based on a genetic fac...
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Hi Ladies,
It's encouraging to read from you as I am in the same boat too (I think it must be a very big boat!). I was diagonsed in August last year and have had a mastectomy of my left and chemo and radio and am now on Tamoxifen. My mum died from secondary breast cancer two years ago and my grandma 10 years before that from cancer too. I have had the genetic testing and came up clear for the two they test for but it's my gut feeling that theres some sore of familial link.
I have decided to have the right one removed too. It'll reduce my risk to zero, and I don't see much point in it hanging around if the other side doesn't match. I currently have an expancer in the left and it get pretty uncomfortable. Consequently I am booked reconstructive surgery on 16th July with Dr Pennington in Sydney. He will do a DIEP for the left but I don't have enough fat for him to do the right too. I will need to have an implant on the right. I feel funny having different techniques on both sides but at least I will minimise possible risk of capsular contracture on the left.
I'd love to hear how you all are. I am 38 and have four young children.
Heather