Double mastectomy with immediate TRAM flap reconstruction

Happy Birthday, love the pics. 
Paula x

OMG the 'tude is fabulous! You look sensational! And good does that lunch look?! Love that wavy red hair, beautful. Enjoy the rest of the day. Kate xox

Thank you, Kate @kmakm. Lunch at the Customs House by the Brisbane River.
And my "Sod off, cancer!" photo for my birthday. xox

Dear @Flaneuse, I want to wish you a very happy birthday. Many happy returns! And all the very very best for the Taxol this week. I hope it treats you kindly.

It's a lovely sunny day in Melbourne. I hope it's gorgeous in your neck of the woods and that you have a splendid day ahead of you.

Bon anniversaire!  :* <3 :)  Kate xox

@onemargie Thank you for your message. No I didn't see the channel 10 story. I have my first surgeon consultation on Wed (20 Dec). Very anxious while I wait. I hope you don't have to wait too much longer. When did you have your first surgery? Fran x

Hi @Flaneuse I can't see your request for choosing breast reconstruction. Would you mind clicking this link again and asking to join and leaving a quick message and I will look out for it and join you up.
http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/1-choosing-breast-reconstruction
Paula xx

Hi there @Flaneuse if you are free on Monday morming I will be selling raffle tickets and helping with the sausage sizzle at Bunnings at carseldine for our local charity Be Uplifted from 7 am if you’d like to come down and say hi. Wendy the founder and the team will be there all bc survivors mostly so if you want to come say hi and have a chat you’re more than welcome. Would love to see you there. Margie. Xx

@Flaneuse it is really hard, I think we all have an ideal in our minds but life doesnt always present the way we had hoped. In terms of reconstruction, my Plastic Surgeon only offered a Diep Flap as I'd had radiation treatment 4yrs before at my 1st diagnosis, so he doesnt do implants in that situation as the skin is too thin and damaged. I did like the diep flap as I wasnt able to keep all the breast skin and had to lose the nipple, it is soft and natural just like the old me. Certainly once you see the Surgeon you'll have more of an idea of what is possible.  x Melinda 

@melclarity Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm going through considerable changes in thinking at the moment. I've always though that if this happened to me, I knew what I would do. Now, suddenly, I'm not so sure. I guess I just need to wait and see what the surgeon says is possible. I really appreciate the warmth and sistership that has been offered to me in the short time since I joined this site. Fran x

Hey @Flaneuse a warm welcome to you, it is incredibly overwhelming especially with waiting to see your Surgeon next week. We get it!

Hopefully you have clicked on the link for Breast Reconstruction at the top you will see photo stories click on it, if you scroll to the top of that all the different types of reconstructions are listed, so you can go in and see each.

I had a single mastectomy/diep flap reconstruction in late february this year, it is a big op as it involves a tummy tuck as well, I'm really happy with the result. I also had my revision surgery late July, 5 months later as I had some fat necrosis in the reconstructed side I had to get rid of. So I had more fat grafting, they reopened my tummy incision by 34cm, nipple reconstruction and right breast lift to match. Really happy with the result. Surgery all done! oh apart from tattooing lol. 

All the best.

xx M