Thank you for the info on decision making. I am 70 and considered a good candidate for reconstuction by the surgeons The plastic surgeon showed realistic pics of the procedure and it was traumatizing to me! I am now reconsidering my choice as I have become quite anxious about having 2 surgeries mastectomy and abdominal tissue reconstruction at the same time 6 hours. Surgeon also gave me the silicone implant to hold and feel as another choice. It seemed quite heavy and I feel it would feel like a foreign object and be irritating.
Now I am thinking I can't handle this and will just have the mastectomy, get it done and get rid of the cancer and accept this amputation as it is, but I am not wanting to have regrets either.