Hi, I'm currently being assessed for a risk reducing double mastectomy due to family history of breast cancer (not BRCA- they are not genetically testing me as surviving family member has declined) and lifestyle risk, putting me at 50% lifetime risk. I'm 40 and opting to 'go flat', so no reconstruction.
Is there anyone that has gone through this purely based on family risk rather than genetics? And have people had any physical repercussions from double mastectomy, such as reduced range of movement in arms, shoulders or long lasting pain, etc. I'm just trying to weigh it all up, so any advice would be helpful.