I am very sorry for your mother's experience. I truly am. My offense is when people assume that all women who have had mastectomies have mutilated their bodies. Many women are fine with their bodies after surgery. I really, really, really wish I did not have to have a mastectomy, but I did. I prefered my natural…

I have perspective, thank you. My mother also did not have reconstructive surgery after her mastectomy, I do not consider her mutilated. Niether does she. She is happy with her choice. She is not a mutilate freak because she has a scar on her chest. And she can have reconstruction at a later date, if she chooses.

I agre with you. This guy is implying that women should not advocate for their own health.

What I don't agree with is how everyone keep talking about how damaging mastectomies are, and how we don't even know if she'll get cancer, or how she has mutilated her body. But the thing is that boobs are not very important body parts. Unless you plan to be breast feeding, no one needs boobs. Yes the surgery is hard,…

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Yes, thank you.

thank you. I'm glad you are recovered. Looking forward to feeling human again too!

Thank you! I'm doing great, so far.

I was at Women's College Hospital up the street from you. We have such great healthcare in this city.

Hugs to you. I had my mastectomy 2 weeks ago. It's such a relief to be on the other side.

True, but it is not only the wealthy who have insurance. I am Canadian, my surgery, and any subsequent procedures for reconstruction are all covered, forever. I can even have a free breast lift later if I want. I know my moms insurance in the US also covers everything.

Okay to all you uninformed people who are making insensitive remarks. I have the same genetic mutation, and also had preventative mastectomy 2 weeks ago.

I had preventative double mastectomy with reconstruction 2 weeks ago.

Yes I was about to say, did it taste like despair?

I had a double mastectomy 4 days ago. This shit is really hard.

This is timely for me. I had a mastectomy 4 days ago. I had to actually say goodbye to my boobs after loving them for 36 years. They fed 2 babies and popped right back to their petite size afterwards. But they were ticking time bombs, and my cancer risk was too high, so they had to go. I have new implants now, that I…

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I have the BRCA1 mutation. I had my ovaries and tubes out last year, and am having a mastectomy in 2 weeks. I won't say that I am not scared about my body being different, but I really don't think I am being all that brave, or drastic. I'd just rather not get cancer, thank you very much.

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