so yeah, wow, i guess i'm having a double mastectomy on may 8th. i had my appointment with my surgical oncologist a couple weeks ago and then today with my plastic surgeon. i really like both of them, am feeling confident in their abilities and am completely overwhelmed with being treated like an adult in a medical setting. i honestly expected this whole process to involve long drawn out arguments with professionals wherein i'd have to cite studies that i've been following for a decade, get second and third and fourth opinions, and generally prove myself as a rational human being. incredibly though i 'look about 16' both doctors looked me in the eyes and said (basically) 'yup, makes sense. let's go ahead.'
i'll post more tomorrow about the details...