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@kedisaacs

Hi,
Can I ask why you decided to do a double mastectomy when it was only in one breast? I have triple negative in my left breast; however, the doctor said that I could do a double but it was not necessary. I am considering doing a double and trying to find the best preventative treatment.
Thank you!

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elizabet | @elizabet | Aug 21 5:15pm

I actually wish I had gotten a double, if only for aesthetical reasons.

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alisa1 | @alisa1 | Aug 22 10:20pm

I did a double mastectomy (1) because I had dense breast tissue, (2) because I did not want the concern of cancer developing in the other breast, and (3) for aesthetic reasons, as I did breast reconstruction.
I will say, you MUST be ready for reconstruction. It is a rigorous process. However, the double mastectomy was the best for me personally.

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hopeful2024 | @hopeful2024 | Aug 24 6:11pm

Hi
I had a double mastectomy last October 2023
My Mother the same age as I was when she had the right breast removed 5 years later she had the left breast removed same cancer
I have her pathology report
Dcis …..
I was very much at peace did not require any further treatment !
I am absolutely flat and I am doing great !!
I never looked back !!!
I wanted to live my life in peace !!
No one cares including me that I don’t have breasts !! Find great tops !!
God Bless !!!
Hopeful2024

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