Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer

duchess78

I was diagnosed in June 2014 with triple negative in right breast, started chemo in early July and then found out in late August I developed ER+ in left breast. My treatment plan is going to stay the same except that I will be having a bilateral mastectomy. I am finding this is pretty rare, is there anyone else who is going or has gone through this? I did have repeat scans and all came back negative, so it does not look like it has spread anywhere else.

Moderators

Hi Duchess78, and welcome to Breastcancer.org. We're sorry you have to be here... but glad you found us! You'll find find lots of support and knowledge from wonderful and experienced women here.

You
could read the Reconstruction
stories and options on BCO and ask questions.

You may
consider not reconstructing and going flat, so read Living Without Reconstruction
After a Mastectomy

There
are many issues to consider and many variables in all treatments depending upon
location, surgeon, your body's responses and your Dx.

We wish you all the best in your journey and hope all goes well and there is no spread - (((HUGS))).

The Mods

klanders

Hi, Just saw your post. I too had cancer in each breast. I found the left breast lump. The MRI found the one in the right breast. I had a bilateral mastectomy in April, 2014 with immediate reconstruction. No chemo and no radiation. Now I'm back on the boards because I have a local recurrence of cancer in my left breast. Looks like I'm starting chemo soon and then surgery/radiation. Not fun!