Your opinion being no, you wouldn't have the procedure done, is one thing. Mocking the women who have been faced with that decision and chose to do so isn't an opinion, its called being an asshole. That chip on your shoulder must be getting mighty heavy by now.
Yes, I would consider it if I had a high chance of developing breast cancer.
I don't consider it mocking the women. I consider it pointing out a discrepancy regarding preemptive surgery and how it is portrayed in the media.
Testicular is a rare form of cancer that is highly treatable, and the mortality rates are far lower than that of breast cancer. Yes, both can be devastating, but your comparison between the two doesn't even make sense.
When men start to do preemptive testicular removals because their fathers and grandfathers had testicular cancer and we all start calling it brave and courageous then I will consider a preemptive double mastectomy.
This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard in a long time on here- and that's saying a lot.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
I would reward myself with implants I think but I don't know.. many women don't want foreign objects in their body. I wonder how many get implants after mastectomy?
I would reward myself with implants I think but I don't know.. many women don't want foreign objects in their body. I wonder how many get implants after mastectomy?
My mom went for a consult, and they told her she would probably have to have them replaced every 10 years or so. She was 50 when she was diagnosed, and she decided that she didn't want to go in for another surgery at 60 to fix her boobs.
I can completely understand wanting implants if you're diagnosed at a younger age, though.
Preventatively? No. I do not generally believe in preventative surgery or invasive measures.
At the first sign of cancer? Hell yes.
My grandmother passed from it and my aunt has had tumors removed (no chemo or anything). I already need to start having mammograms in the next couple of years.
Post by studytime45 on Jan 12, 2013 15:42:28 GMT -5
Yup. I don't fuck around with cancer. If I had a family history and was positive for the gene(s) indicating higher risk, I would have a preventative double mastectomy. I would also try reconstruction.
Post by snakeoiltanker on Jan 12, 2013 16:39:28 GMT -5
My close friend recently had her preventative double mastectomy and is now going through the preparation for reconstruction. It has been very eye opening. First of all her nipples were removed, apparently keeping the nipple increases the chance that breast cancer will form. Second, there is very little skin left. She has expanders in each side of her chest to stretch the skin big enough to fit an implant. Finally, there will always be a concern that lack of fat and excess scar tissue will make the breasts hard and the implant obvious. The doctors have told her to manage her expectations, when it comes to results don't expect anything like what you see from regular breast augmentation. A quick google search 'breast reconstruction' shows more realistic expectations. All that being said, yes I would still have them removed if I was in that position.