I had a suspicious area in my rt breast that warranted a MRI. It turned out to be calcifications but the MRI showed something in my left breast that turned out being Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. Although I wanted a dmx I was coaxed into a lumpectomy. I caved because I wanted this cancer out of my body asap. Surgery was 8/21/23. I also had several areas in both breasts that warranted 6 month checkups. I found another surgeon who was willing to and believed a DMX was warranted. My DMX was 2/1/24. My mother had a lumpectomy in 2007, one breast removed in 2010 and the other in 2014--all from breast cancer. I wanted 1 and done. I'm so fortunate that I pushed for a DMX. Pathology confirmed my breasts had many precancerous areas and that my left breast had ILC in situ. I had fibrous dense breasts. I chose to have a goldilocks masectomy. This is where they use your excess fat and skin to make breasts after they remove your breasts. Mine are small. The right looks good. The left didn't turn out good. The scar tissue from the lumpectomy caused dents most likely from scar tissue. If you are high risk I'd research DMX. Why go through the worry and chance of another cancer. They kept telling me "this cancer" has a low chance of returning with a lumpectomy. I wasn't worried about this cancer. I was worried about future cancers. My worries proved I was on the same path as my mother. 10 years after her last masectomy she's been cancer free. She refused radiation and AI for all 3 of her cancers. If you have any thoughts about having a DMX my radiologist discourages radiation. Reconstruction is harder to accomplish after radiation. I am taking AI. My mother and I were both in our 60s. If I were younger I probably would have wanted to keep my breasts too. I'm so so happy with my decision!