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I was diagnosed with DCIS in 2005 in my left breast and now have Stage 1 tumor in my right breast, ER (-) PR (-) and HER2 (-). I would like to talk to anyone who has either considered or had a bilateral mastectomy. I don't want to keep dodging this bullet, but don't know anything about the upside of doing it vs just getting a lumpectomy w/radiation and chemo.
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I have a bilateral modified radical mastectomy on both breast in April 2009.
Chemo
Hormone
Radiation
Treatment.
better to do both and treat to kill all the cancer cells
for recurrences.then after your treatment you can do your breast reconstruction .
I also have DCIS - My doctors advised me to have a bilateral mastectomy, but my MRI showed the left to be completely normal. I finally dicided on a mastectomy right only, saving the left. This was done 3 weeks ago. I returned to work after 6 days and have only needed tylonol for occasional pain. I didn't need any chemo or radiation. I'm glad I saved the left, and will be diligant on my unilateral mammograms. I know I'm at risk of developing cancer later on, but I'm willing to take that chance. If anything shows up in the Left, I would not hesitate to have another mastectomy. The only drawback is having to go on tamoxifin (ER + PR+)
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