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My cousin has been on Tamoxifen for years with no side effects. I read that the Uterine Cancer risk is very low, but you would have to ask your doctor about that. It is very good for your bone health though, while the Aromatase therapy you might take after menopause is not. So, there is that. I also was diagnosed with LCIS and my surgeon said it was nothing to worry about as it rarely goes outside the ducts. She did remove it though, which brings me to your first sentence. How do you have DCIS without breasts and if you have had a mastectomy, they would surely have removed it? I wonder if you can still have a mammogram, even after your surgery? Questions for your doctor! I hope all goes well for you going forward. Blessings!
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Hello, yes, I am wondering the same thing. Does anyone know if after double mastectomy without reconstruction, can you still have mammograms? Breast MRIs are still possible. My doctor tells me no screening is needed except just feeling the chest wall area. But by then it is kind of late in stage. LCIS is often times mutifocal and bilateral. They discovered it in my other breast too through post mastectomy biopsy while mammogram previously only showed in one breast. A double mastectomy does not totally eliminate the risk for breast cancer. Still some breast tissue remaining.