My surgeon told me chance of reoccurence is the same with mastectomy or lumpectomy. Originally they thought my tumor was 2.1 cm. I chose BMX because I had dense breasts which were hard to examine and I had another condition that caused breast tumors which looked like cancer. So tomprevent me doing mammograms all the time I chose to take both. It is a personal decision, though. Now, that my chemo is over I Found out that I still need to do self check breasts exams over my implants and they do no type of scans unless I have a symptom. MY breast surgeon said usually the TNBC comes back in the chest wall. So the chance of reoccurence is still there. I guess once I had the BMX, I would never have to thinkmabout it. I as wrong.

Thanks MichelleHoutz !! I have my left breast remove already still trying to decide on the right ! I have a prostetic breast I wear and a swimsuit with a pocket in it ! I love it , I am not having reconstruction either ! Thanks for the chuckle ! I don't think Victoria secrets will be calling me either with 1 breast gone and the other a DD ! I call myself unoboob !

My cancer was caught early, but it was in both breasts. For me, the idea of having cancer was so frightening, I just wanted it gone! While wrestling with the decision of lumpectomy vs. mastectomy, my husband said "if it was me, I'd want them gone". That put it in perspective for me. Plus I personally have known of too many women that had lumpectomies only to later have a mastectomy anyway. I have no regrets with my decision to have both breasts removed.

My deciding factor was the positive genectic testing result. I am BRCA 1 positive so I opted to have the bilaterial mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. Best wishes

I chose bilateral mastectomy because pathology from lumpectomy didn't have clear margins. My breast surgeon told me that its hard for plastic surgeon to make a fake breast look like a natural breast. I have self-image issues because of emotional abuse from my ex-husband. Its the best choice I made. I'm one of the lucky ones my cancer was caught early, my chest wall healthy, no need for chemo or radiation, only surgical intervention. I was declared cancer free in three months. My reconstruction has taken longer because I postpone surgeries just to take a break and to finish grad school. I'm now working on bilateral reconstructed nipples. Its pretty much healed but I think my plastic surgeon has a little more work to do before I'm ready for tattooing!