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Former Bachelorette Katie Thurston was diagnosed with breast cancer early last year and has been keeping followers updated with her treatment journey online.

Katie later revealed the news that her breast cancer had spread to her liver and is now at stage 4. And soon after, she started a new treatment plan that seems to be working, as the tumors in her body have been shrinking.

Recently, Katie revealed in a new update online that she will be pausing her cancer treatments for a short period of time and getting a double mastectomy. 

Now, she is discussing more about her upcoming surgery and shared that she’ll be getting implants directly afterward. 

In another update, she said, “I’m finally going to have my surgery. I have opted for a double mastectomy and I’ve been approved to have a double mastectomy. And a couple things come into play. One, I’m 35 and fairly healthy. My stage four ‘status’ …I was barely stage four, It had spread to my liver ever so slightly. However, it cleared up fairly quickly once I started treatment. I also have an ATM genetic mutation, so all these things kind of went into deciding that that was the surgery that I wanted to have. And so it’s important to find a team who supports you, who makes you feel informed, and allows you to make informed decisions. And that’s where this next topic comes into play.”

Katie went on to share more about what her double mastectomy surgery will look like. 

“So I’ll be having surgery for where then I will go straight to implant. People are very, very quick to come at me when they hear implant and they want to tell me about breast implant illness, the risks, all these different things,” she said.

“It bothers me because I already have enough in my life, right? I’m diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s stage four, I don’t need negative Nancy telling me the risks of getting implants. I’ve done my research, I know the risks, I’ve talked to my medical team…so that is what I’ve decided to do. I’m going straight to implant. There’s lots of different things that people do when opting for surgery and surgery types. And yes, there are risks with that.”

Katie continued, revealing that her surgeries will occur within a month and asked for advice.

She stated, “The surgery, that’s a huge next step. I’ll continue to talk about it as things move on but I’ve been a little MIA, so I wanted to give you guys an update…About a month away from getting my [dmx] and going straight to [implants]. Helpful tips and advice for prehab and rehab welcome! Negative Nancy need not apply.”