[G. Ann]

I think it's normal to have concerns and go back and forth over your reasoning. The other comments already mentioned are very encouraging and honest. I'm facing scheduled mastectomy in Oct for precancer in remaining breast and starting reconstruction on both with expanders. It's a difficult and very personal decision. I've had restless nights and cold feet for two months, but keep coming back to what I hope to accomplish. Appearance is part of it and also a desire to just be done with it. I'm confident in the decision for mastectomy. The reconstruction is my "wishy-washy" dilemma.

My husband goes along with my decision for the mastectomy vs excisional biopsy that was recommended as next step after July's stereotactic biopsy--(his comment--"just get it off"), but he doesn't understand the reconstruction part. (His comment, "but I'm not a woman!.") Let's both work on peace of mind for whatever decision is made, OK?