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Jeniren
12 years agoMember
A MUST READ IF FACING MASTECTOMY EARLY BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS DCIS LCIS
I am writing this letter in the hope that the following story will help anyone facing a mastectomy or an early diagnosis of breast cancer.
Women are being diagnosed with breast cancer every day a...
BlackWidow
1 year agoMember
Thank you, I wish I'd read your post all those years ago. I was not far behind you but was offered nothing except a mastectomy and silly me accepted that as 'normal'. I was not offered any reconstruction. Unfortunately ladies being treated in regional areas are not given much choice as, to put it simply, the so-called specialists are either unaware or untrained (or both) - or are they just too ignorant as to how the diagnosis and treatment affects women ? Hopefully this post can remain near the top to inform newcombers.