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Sorry you have to join us, but I'm glad that you found this site. I know how scared you are, being newly diagnosed was the worst stage of this journey for me, and once I learned more about bc and laid out a plan of attack, the more in control I felt.

There's nothing to be lost by getting another opinion. Take some time and decide if a double-masectomy is really what you want and need. It is a very big surgery and the survival stats are the same as a lumpectomy + radiation. Is your surgeon a breast specialist, or a general surgeon?

And you should talk to another Oncologist. I found it one of the most difficult relationships to forge-- here you are, the most vulnerable you've likely been in your whole life, and you have to work with this stranger to save yourself. It is hard, and having someone with whom you have a more natural rapport will make it easier. You shouldn't have to feel like you've had your head bit off.

I know it all feels like an emergency, but you won't put yourself back by taking an extra week and gaining confidence in your decisions.

Best of luck to you,
Jen