Hi. I’ve been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma and at present have two options: a central segmentectomy plus radiotherapy or a full mastectomy without radiotherapy. I suffer from general anxiety disorder and fear I’ll be worrying about cancer recurring (it came so quickly, showed up neither in mammogram or ultrasound, and even the consultant was surprised at the biopsy results). I’d really like to know how people feel about living with a full mastectomy, especially if it’s not 100% necessary. I didn’t have boobs till after menopause, always being a 34A max. Then at last I felt womanly, with an actual cleavage! I don’t think I’m that vain to hold onto it and my instinct says go for the full mastectomy and remove further worry but I don’t have.a great relationship with my body and worry about making an irrevocable mistake. I have to decide in the next few days as I get the lymph biopsies results on Friday and, if they are ok, then surgery will be the following week. They are not rushing it - I am, my anxiety is off the scale and I want it over and done with.