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I was diag with multifocal, stage 2, er/pr +, her2 +, 1 node at 37. I tested neg for BRCA 1 & 2.
One year after my first mastectomy I went back for a prof on my right side. I have absolutely no regrets, it was the absolute right decision for me. I have 2 small children and I had a really hard time with chemo, I wanted to do everything I could to decrease my risk of going through it all again. I also did it to decrease my stress, I did not want the worry.
A couple of things to consider. You are not decreasing your risk of recurrence you are decreasing your risk of a new breast cancer. Now I was told once you had one bc you were at increased risk for another(over the general population) so to me it made sense to do it. Also, most drs I talked to were not very encouraging about doing it since it is not "medically necessary". I had to gather info from them but really make the decision myself.
I hop this heps.
Kim
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