. As my doctor described the procedure to me, he mentioned that he would take tissue from both sides to even me out."And we'll send the tissue to pathology," he added."It will be the best mammogram you've ever had."— an uncommon condition in which abnormal cells form in the milk glands in the breast — in my left breast.
With no history of breast cancer in my family, the oncologist told me that it was very slow-growing and usually won't turn into anything but does increase your risk of developinglater. I went for a second opinion to a breast cancer surgeon who was my friend's father and had devoted much of his career to research.
"You can't just do nothing," he immediately said. So I asked what he would recommend if this was his own daughter. A skin-sparing, nipple-sparing doubleSince the growth was still slow, I asked if I could wait until the end of the summer to have my surgery. The doctors didn't think it was a risk, as it was considered prophylactic surgery. So in September 2010, I had a double mastectomy. They put in expanders so I could get reconstruction.
In December 2010, I got my implants — silicone 350s — which increased my breast size by about two cup sizes. I had thigh grafting done to fill in the hollow spots; however, it didn't really take. I was told that I would need to change the implants out after 10 years, but for me, it was eight years.on both sides started failing. My implant was starting to poke out of my skin. It wasn't painful, but it looked bad, and I knew it wasn't normal.
My only concern now is knowing that, at some point, the surgeons will again have to take the implants out, and then we will have to do something different. I saw my doctor in April 2019 and will see my doctor again soon to check my implants. But for now, I'm pleased with how my breasts look and am glad that my decision to have a breast lift ended up saving my life.
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