Diary of a DIEP flap bilateral reconstruction
When I was considering reconstruction options I went looking for accounts of people who had been through the process. There was not much there so I promised myself I would try to add to the informatio...
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Hi Cathy and Janey
One thing I must comment on is the difference between having surgery when you have a cancer diagnosis and get hit with chemo 4 weeks later -that whole process is just awful and very different from and having surgery that is planned and without all of the extra mental stress and anxiety of cancer treatment. I really noticed this when I had my second mastectomy earlier this year. Recovery went really well. This op is so much bigger and I hoped to be feeling stronger sooner but we are all impatient and I am getting stronger each day and the amount I do is going up. Yesterday after my visit to the nurse for a quick dressing change on my belly button, I went to the shopping centre and did about five errands (but not supermarket shopping yet - too heavy) and it was fine. Drove home and had lunch and was not exhausted. Definite progress.