My late wife had the opportunity of reconstruction, but we discussed it and I told her that she would always be the same person foir me whatever she chose to do. I told her that I wanted her to suffer as little as possible and that it seemed to me that reconstruction would cause her more pain than a simple mastectomy. She agreed and we never regretted the decision. Sadly she died of metastatic breast cancer which hasd spread though much of her body, and apart from other problems we could not even communicate at the end because the cancer had reached her brain. My advice is to concentrate on getting curative treatment as early as possible followed by wearing a prosthesis if you wish. The treatment is bad enough to through without adding additional surgery. Don't let anything else get in the way of any part of your treatment. I wish you a complete cure and good health to follow.

Thank you for your reply and I am so sorry it wasn’t a better outcome for your wife. I will take your advice on board when I make my decision 

Thank you for your reply and I am so sorry it wasn’t a better outcome for your wife. I will take your advice on board when I make my decision