Hello all I had a mastectomy during COVID which meant no reconstruction. I've since seen the plastic surgery team who say I don't have enough thigh or abdomen tissue for flap reconstruction, and I don't want to use shoulder muscle as I know that can compromise strength and I absolutely love swimming. Although it would be ideal to still have two breasts, it seems unlikely that I will ever have that again without compromises I'm not willing to accept. Therefore, what I want to happen is that I just have my other breast removed so at least I am the same on both sides. I absolutely hate piddling around with my fake breast on the beach and on river banks. The surgery team told me sometimes women have persuaded them to remove a healthy breast, but that they haven't always been happy. I see that this question of healthy breast removal has come up a few times so sorry if I'm repeating, but I genuinely am nervous about making this decision. Has anyone else been in this position? Has anyone gone down this road and been left with regrets? As it seems like reconstruction will be completely off the table for me if I get my other breast removed, so I want to make sure I've really thought it through properly. Sadie
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