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Unilateral mastectomy/Implants

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jun 18 8:15am | Replies (9)

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Well, as always, I'd go with what your oncologist recommends. But for what it's worth...I had old (silicone) implants for 35 years & finally decided to have them removed in 2023. My stage 1 ILC was found in August, 2025. I was so glad that the implants were already gone before treatment & I wonder if not having them made the cancer easier to detect. Implants are technically supposed to be replaced every 10 years, they told me. Anyway, I had a lumpectomy & radiation & honestly, I much prefer how I look now, with no implants. But I'm older (72) so there's that. I hope you find a solution you're happy with!

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@jmab thank you so much for sharing your experience! I appreciate it.