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Barbara2 · 01-20-2006, 02:30 PM

At age 52, having breasts was not an important issue for me. But survival was, and the thought of more surgeries and possible complications from the reconstruction made for an easy decision: NO, thank you!!

I was stage 2b,a hairline away from 3a. Then finding out I was HER2+ made me even more convinced that I had enough on my mind, many decisions to make, etc. without having to deal with how to make my breasts "nice looking" again.

As for the ovaries, I still am thinking maybe someday I would like to get rid of them, also. I have had cysts on them from time to time. Why not just get rid of them?! And the hysterectomy, I'm not sure about that; would need to ask someone who could explain the pros and cons of that issue.

Good luck to you...

01-20-2006, 02:30 PM	#2
Barbara2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota. Posts: 621	Never was interested in reconstruction At age 52, having breasts was not an important issue for me. But survival was, and the thought of more surgeries and possible complications from the reconstruction made for an easy decision: NO, thank you!! I was stage 2b,a hairline away from 3a. Then finding out I was HER2+ made me even more convinced that I had enough on my mind, many decisions to make, etc. without having to deal with how to make my breasts "nice looking" again. As for the ovaries, I still am thinking maybe someday I would like to get rid of them, also. I have had cysts on them from time to time. Why not just get rid of them?! And the hysterectomy, I'm not sure about that; would need to ask someone who could explain the pros and cons of that issue. Good luck to you...