There’s actually a name for this: a contralateral mastectomy for symmetry. This is when a breast that does not have cancer is removed so that a woman’s chest will be balanced. I did not know this was an option before, because no one gave me this option. Once I learned about it, I couldn’t get it out of my head.
My Cancer Story, Part 3: Reconstruction Gone Wrong
Spoiler: I was NOT “back to normal”
My Cancer Story, Part 2: The Mistakes I Made When I Heard the Words “You Have Cancer”
I think, more than anything else, I was afraid that his tears would turn into mine.
My Cancer Story, Part 1: Diagnosis
When faced with a dangerous situation, we humans have four choices: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn.