Hi.  I had breast cancer 10 years ago and had to have a mastectomy and lymph nodes removed.  I have been contemplating for many years about having a second mastectomy to prevent the cancer from returning.  I am due to see the surgeon again tomorrow to tell them if I want to go ahead!  The thought of another operation terrifies me, but so does the thought that this horrible thing might return.  My sister's cancer returned and she did not survive.  Has anyone else faced this decision and how did you cope? They say operations like this have much inmproved over the last 10 years and they plan to send me home the same day! I was in a week last time and so poorly afterwards. Thank you.