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@gemjaynes - How did you end up a cup size bigger?! I'm a B, which is relatively proportionate to my body, although I've always wished they were a little bigger. I had a lumpectomy for atypical ductal hyperplasia but the pathology report revealed invasive tubular carcinoma and DCIS. Because they found cancer, I have to go back to have a sentinel lymph node biopsy and was told I could get a lift while I'm under anesthesia. While I would like to have my breasts be more symmetrical, I'm worried that a lift will make my breasts even smaller, especially as I have to have radiation afterward, which I've read can shrink your breast by as much as 20%!

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I think the biggest concern for breast shrinkage after radiation is when they do whole breast radiation. I had partial breast radiation - and my breast is actually larger. I don’t have an accurate answer for why - I thought that there was still a possibility that there might be shrinkage at my 1 year check. They are also watching an enlarged axillary lymph node on the same side, so I thought there might still be upcoming surgery.
I’m coming up to my 18 month check, and I plan to get specific answers as to what the expectation is now.