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Hi Heidi,
Hate you have to join this board but welcome anyhow. Not sure about giving you advise on this. I don't think there is a right/wrong answer and it depends on the individual. My cancer was only in one breast and I opted for masectomy only on that side. Based on my oncologists input the masectomy reduced my chance of recurrence but did not eliminate it, since there is still a little bit of tissue left. That said...I sometimes wonder if I should have done both. A masectomy will leave you with some numbness on the affected surgery side, so that's to be considered. Do you want that on both sides even if one is not affected? On the cosmetic upside for a double masectomy (should you opt for that) you can make both sides match.