Toughest Decision I ' ve ever made....

< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wbIlV-jsYXU/UZox93R7tNI/AAAAAAAAAZA/uCQEyJpjQ4w/s1600/Box_Nipple_Sparing%5B1%5D.jpg " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 132 " src= " http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wbIlV-jsYXU/UZox93R7tNI/AAAAAAAAAZA/uCQEyJpjQ4w/s320/Box_Nipple_Sparing%5B1%5D.jpg " width= " 320 " / > < /a > < /div > < br / > < br / > May 20, 2013 < br / > < br / > current mood: & nbsp; jealous < br / > & nbsp; & nbsp; < br / > < br / > I was watching Dr. Oz the other day and he did a special on women who have the BRAC 1 gene. & nbsp; Some women chose to take action and some are too scared to have the surgery. & nbsp; < br / > < br / > The reason why most of them were afraid to have the surgery was the fear of losing their femininity. & nbsp; < br / > < br / > I know first hand about that fear. & nbsp; I still live with it every day. < br / > < br / > I was tested for the BRAC 1 gene and even though I & nbsp;thankfully did not have the gene, I too opted for a bi-lateral mastectomy. & nbsp; Taking the healthy breast was the hardest decision I ' ve ever had to make. & nbsp; But at the time it was & nbsp;a no brainer. & nbsp; The cancer was & nbsp;VERY aggressive and in the words of my breast surgeon, it would only be a matter of time before & nbsp;it attacked my healthy breast. & nbsp; I didn ' t want to go th...

Source: Sharing My Cancer Crapness - May 20, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: blogs