Hi Celeste, I'm familiar with your struggle regarding the single or double mastectomy question. I decided to have a single mastectomy with a reduction on the remaining breast to help with balance & symmetry. A few years later I ended up having a mastectomy on the remaining breast anyway (due to a diagnosis of lobular carcinoma in situ--I could have watched & waited but said forget it, take it off, too). Now I wish I had the double mastectomy to begin with. Others may have different viewpoints, but I was relieved not to have to continually worry about the remaining breast. Good luck making your decision.
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Audrey
diagnosed July 2001, at age 36
large tumor, 11+ nodes
Stage IIIb, er/pr-, Her2+
treated with A/C, weekly Taxol
radiation, + year of Herceptin
on clinical trial. double mastectomy
followed by reconstruction
NED!!
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