Hi, this has happened very fast, I have DCIS with microinvasion and just has wide excision and bilat reduction. My question is this: should I just have a bilat mastectomy? Would it reduce the risk of reoccurance?
I'm 55, happily married (wouldn't bother again though if I wasn't). I'm obviously not having any more children and feel that as a person I am more than a pair of boobs, so if they had to go in return for less aggressive treatment, less lifetime worry, less chance of this returning it would be a swap I might gladly take. However, this doesn't fit with current NHS protocols and the discussion was barely had. I was just grateful to have it cut out of me and seduced by the option of a smaller breasts. Does anyone have any thoughts or exprience of my situation. If I do want them removed (I wouldn't bother with reconstruction) it will be a uphill struggle; psychology report etc.
