Mastectomy one or both?

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Smithamber70
Smithamber70 Member Posts: 3
edited November 2017 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

I am 29 years old Diagnosed with stage 2.B IDC breast cancer. I am triple negative, and don't have the BRCA gene. I had a tumor in my left breast that I could removed in June 2017. I also had multiple positive lymph nodes. I am having a mastectomy in January 2018 and I need some options. My surgeon just wants to remove my left breast and we made a pro and cons list and I said ok just the one. But now I am getting a few other options from other medical professionals to get both removed. Please help and give me your option I am really leaving towards getting both removed Just to be safe!

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  • beach2beach
    beach2beach Member Posts: 996
    edited November 2017

    Hi Smithamber70,

    Sorry you find yourself here and especially at 29, but welcome to the board. Lots of information and support here. That's a very personal decision. I based mine at age 51, on the fact that I did not want to undergo 6mth surveillance which my surgeon said I would need to do on the remaining breast, which already I have had issues, benign, but still had biopsies done on it in the past. I have anxiety to begin with so I felt I was doing the most I could do by removing them both. I know others may disagree, and once again its a personal decision, but it was the right one for me.

    If you removed just the one, would you be having reconstruction? What is your surgeons pro/cons for a single vs double mastectomy?

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  • msphil
    msphil Member Posts: 1,536
    edited November 2017

    hello sweetie I was diagnosed while making wedding plans 4 second marriage I was trying 2 decide if I should get both removed my lump was in L breast also. I opted 4 just Left and I'm now a 23yr Survivor Praise God. That's my story But the decision is yours Alone. God BLESS. msphil idc stage2 chemo 3 months before n after Lmast got married after chemo then 7wks rads and 5 yrs on tamoxifen 0/3 nodes.

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