








I was diagnosed in May 2012. Because the cancer was invasive, I was told the most important thing was getting it out within 2 weeks. He put in expanders at the same time as the double masectomy 5/31/12. December 27, 2012 he took out the expanders and put in implants. When I couldn't drive he scheduled appointments so my sister did not have to miss work.
In March of 2013, I was diagnosed with cancer in my left breast. I had a lumpectomy on my right breast in 2007. My decision was to have a double mastectomy to hopefully do away with future problems and to achieve symmetry in my breasts. I recalled reading that actress, Christina Applegate, went the same route and exclaimed, " I will have the perkiest breasts in the seniors home." That sounded...