Need Advice: Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy for Breast Cancer

Well I was diagnosed with a 1a lump in one breast. I was lucky to catch it early. How ever I never questioned getting a double Mastectomy. I had a grandmother and an aunt who died of breast cancer. My mother also had breast cancer and chop the lump ectomy and regretted it. She had problems with it, but never went away. The area where the lump was kept filling up with fluid and then would hurt. They could never figure out why. She said she wished she’d had it removed, and it also was not attractive. Left her with half a breast because when they went in there, it was bigger than they thought. I chose to have the double mastectomy and Le construction. After the scars are almost gone, they look pretty good. It’s been 5 1/2 years now cancer free. I ended up not needing radiation or chemotherapy. I was very lucky and my doctor said I made the right decision. Good luck and listen to your doctors. That’s very important.

My doctor showed me pictures of before and after mastectomy with breast reconstruction surgeries, and the results were very nice. So I've decided to go for it instead of having some of my breast remove, going through radiation and then living in fear from a recurrence.

Hey, it's very important to ask your surgeon regarding the disadvantages in each surgery. Although lumpectomy may leave most of your breast, you may have to go through radiation therapy, which affects your skin and may cause other side effects. If the tumor is too big or located in a troublesome location, mastectomy may be the only recommended surgery.