The hardest decision I ever had

dmarie71

Hi Shelly! I am having a PBMX tomorrow....yikes!!!!....due to ALH! I have no family history but have been doing this watch and wait game for 3 years. I've had 3 lumpectomies and 6 biopsies. I am now showing changes in my "good" left side and have been placed on an every 3 month imagery schedule. I've decided enough is enough. I have tortured myself with all of the horror stories and the worry of living with chronic pain. Then the thought of developing an invasive cancer in my extremely dense breasts going undetected creeps in and I think the risk of living with discomfort outweighs possible chemo/rads/etc. I have an awesome surgical team and feel so confident that I am having the best possible surgery. I'll be having small implants placed tomorrow and liposuction and fat grafting. I will be using BRAVA in 3 months for 3 weeks and then completing my process with larger amounts of lipo and fat grafting..1 breast surgery.....no TE...small implants which should be more comfortable and lots of my own fat to soften and make my breasts more natural. Many women with previous pain issues have reported a lessening or disappearance of their pain after fat grafting performed by my PS. I certainly do not think this will be a walk in the park. I know I am looking at weeks of pain and recovery BUT ultimately I feel the long-term benefits outweigh this short period of discomfort. I am at peace with my decision!!!! Feel free to contact me! AND good luck!!!!

amieclemens5

Shelly,

I am actually  on the wrong board but just read your post.  So sorry you're going through this.  I have heard of this disease.  I would encourage the bilat masctecomy.  I had it done, because I actually had cancer.  Please - do not wait!!  I'm pretty young and mine was not found until it was invasive.  I know of several people that have had it done and recon goes fine.  You will be fine!!  Have faith!  God is good!!

Amie