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cyclonefence

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Tue Oct 9, 2018, 02:20 PM

Oct 2018

Your story is a condensed version of my own. In 2011 I had a lumpectomy with radiation and chemo and was cancer-free until Sept. of this year, when I began to have a discharge from my nipple. This new cancer has grown alarmingly fast, and I will be having a mastectomy on Oct. 23. I originally planned to have no reconstruction because I'm an old lady with saggy breasts, and I didn't want one saggy one and one pert one, but then my oncologist suggested I have a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction on both sides, which is what I've decided to do.

I know I would have been happy with one mastectomy and no reconstruction, but honestly the idea of getting rid of both breasts really appeals to me at this point. The less breast tissue I have, the happier I'll be.

Thank you for your kind thoughts.

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Thank you all for your kind words [View all] cyclonefence Oct 2018 OP

I think the plastic surgery will work out for you ok but first out damn spot! Keep us up to date lunasun Oct 2018 #1

Sending healing thoughts your way, cyclonefence. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #2

I had a lumpectomy on my left breast locks Oct 2018 #3

Thank you cyclonefence Oct 2018 #4

my thoughts go to you all APorter910 Nov 2018 #5

How are you doing? backtoblue Nov 2018 #6

Thanks for caring! cyclonefence Nov 2018 #7

support son_b Nov 2018 #8

Thank you cyclonefence Nov 2018 #9