Removal of 2nd breast when no recurrence
Hi
All,
First of all I want to thank you sharing your personal
experiences and information on this network. When I was first
diagnosed it really helped me to come to terms with my diagnosis and
to ...
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Hi @bookworm, I had a single mastectomy in 2016 followed by chemo & radiotherapy. I wanted a double mastectomy but surgeon wasn’t keen at the time. In 2019 I decided to have reconstruction & so had the other breast removed & a double Diep. My oncologist was against it but I was so relieved to get rid of it and couldn’t face any more mammograms. I am very happy with the outcome and just have a yearly ultrasound now as even though most of the breast tissue was removed there is a small amount left behind.